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| |Country=North Macedonia
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| |Name=North Macedonia
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| | link1=[[North Macedonia Genealogy|North Macedonia]] | |
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| | link5=[[North Macedonia Languages|Languages]] | | | link5=[[FYROM (Macedonia) Languages|Languages]] |
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| ==Description==
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| *The official language of North Macedonia is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_language '''Macedonian''']. It is spoken by roughly two-thirds of the population natively, and as a second language by much of the rest of the population.
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_language '''Albanian'''] has co-official status. It is the largest minority language.
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| *There are a further five national minority languages:
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language '''Turkish''']
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language '''Romani''']
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_language '''Serbian''']
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_language '''Bosnian''']
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_language '''Aromanian''']
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| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_Sign_Language '''Macedonian Sign Language'''] is the country's official sign language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of North Macedonia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_North_Macedonia, accessed 11 April 2022.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)==
| | The Macedonian language belongs to the group of southern Slavic languages including Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, and Bulgarian. It is most closely related to Bulgarian. There are two main dialects–West Macedonian and East Macedonian. It is written in the Cyrillic script. Christian Church records are in Church Slavonic, a liturgical language related to Macedonian and written in an old version of the Cyrillic script. Official records such as census records until 1912 are in Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script).<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Macedonia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1998.</ref> |
| '''Macedonian'''
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/macedonian.php Useful Macedonian Phrases (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://eatsleepwander.com/basic-macedonian-phrases/ Top 100 Basic Macedonian Phrases (EastSleepWander)]
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| '''Albanian'''
| | ==Internet Resources== |
| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/albanian-gheg.htm Useful Phrases in Gheg Albanian (Omniglot)]
| | *[http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/shea2.html Ancient Macedonian Language] |
| | | *[http://www.makedonija.info/language.html Macedonia for Macedonians] |
| '''Turkish'''
| | *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/macedonian.htm Macedonian language, alphabet, and pronunciation] |
| *[[Turkish Genealogical Word List|Turkish Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/turkish.php Useful Turkish Phrases (Omniglot)]
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| '''Romani'''
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/romani.htm Useful Phrases in Romani (Omniglot)]
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| '''Serbian'''
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/serbian.php Useful Serbian Phrases (Omniglot)]
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| '''Bosnian'''
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/bosnian.php Useful Bosnian Phrases (Omniglot)]
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| '''Aromanian'''
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/aromanian.htm Useful Phrases in Aromanian (Omniglot)]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | |
| '''Macedonian'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_alphabet Macedonian Alphabet (Wikipedia)] | |
| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_phonology Macedonian Phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/macedonian.htm Macedonian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] | |
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| '''Albanian'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_language#Phonology Albanian Phonology (Wikipedia)] | |
| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/albanian.htm Albanian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Turkish'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_phonology Turkish Phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/turkish.htm Turkish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Romani'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language#Phonology Romani Phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/romani.htm Romani Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Serbian'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_language#Grammar Serbian Grammar (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/serbian.htm Serbian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Bosnian'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_language#Alphabet Bosnian Alphabet (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/bosnian.htm Bosnian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Aromanian'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_language#Phonology Aromanian Phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/aromanian.htm Aromanian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Macedonian'''
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| *[[North Macedonia Letter Writing Guide|North Macedonia Letter Writing Guide]]
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/mk English to Macedonian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Macedonian-language Macedonian language (Britannica)]
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| *[http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/shea2.html Ancient Macedonian Language (HistoryofMacedonia)]]
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| *[http://www.makedonija.info/language.html Macedonia for Macedonians (Makedonija)]
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| *[http://www.eki.ee/wgrs/rom1_mk.pdf Macedonian language (pdf)] | | *[http://www.eki.ee/wgrs/rom1_mk.pdf Macedonian language (pdf)] |
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| '''Albanian'''
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| *[[Albania Languages|Albania Languages]]
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/sq English to Albanian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| '''Turkish'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/tr English to Turkish Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| '''Romani'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/rmn English to Balkan Romani Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| '''Serbian'''
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| *[[Serbia Languages|Serbia Languages]]
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| *[[Serbia Letter Writing Guide|Serbia Letter Writing Guide]]
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/sr English to Serbian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| '''Bosnian'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/bs English to Bosnian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| '''Aromanian'''
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| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9JiNzi7Kck The Sound of the Aromanian language (YouTube)]
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| *[https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Macedonia North Macedonia (Britannica)]
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| *[https://wikitravel.org/en/North_Macedonia North Macedonia (Wikitravel)]
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