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==Description==
The official language of Moldova is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_language '''Romanian'''], a Romance language.
*The 1991 Declaration of Independence names the official language Romanian. The Constitution of 1994 stated that the national language of the Republic of Moldova was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan_language '''Moldovan'''], and its writing is based on the Latin alphabet.
*In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that the name "Romanian", as used in the Declaration of Independence to identify the official language, prevails over the name "Moldovan", given in Article 13 of the Constitution. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Moldova," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova#Languages, accessed 30 March 2022.</ref>
Official Minority Languages include:
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language '''Russian''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagauz_language '''Gagauz''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language '''Ukrainian''']


Moldovan is the same as Romanian and is written in Latin script. Even though Moldovan is the official language, many Moldovans are more familiar with Russian. The records are written in Russian, while some are in Moldovan written in old Cyrillic script.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Moldova,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2002.</ref>
==Word List(s)==
'''Romanian'''
*[[Romanian Genealogical Word List|Romanian Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/romanian.php Useful Romanian phrases (Omniglot)]
*[https://www.romanianpod101.com/romanian-word-lists/?coreX=100 Romanian Core 100 Word List (Romanianpod101)]


== References ==
'''Russian'''
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List|Russian Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/russian.php Useful Russian phrases (Omniglot)]
 
'''Ukrainian'''
*[[Ukrainian Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/ukrainian.php Useful Ukrainian phrases (Omniglot)]
 
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Romanian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_language#Phonology Romanian phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/romanian.htm Romanian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/ro/ Romanian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Moldovan'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan_language#Phonology Moldovan phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/moldovan.htm Moldovan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/mo/ Moldovan Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Russian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language#Phonology Russian phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/russian.htm Russian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/ru/ Russian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Gagauz'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagauz_language#Phonology Gagauz phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/gagauz.htm Gagauz Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/gag/ Gagauz Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Ukrainian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language Ukrainian phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/ukrainian.htm Ukrainian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/uk/ Ukrainian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Romanian'''
*[[Romania Letter Writing Guide|Romania Letter Writing Guide]]
*[https://glosbe.com/en/ro English to Romanian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/romanian_dictionary.htm Romanian dictionary (Lexilogos)]
* Miroiu, Mihai. ''Romanian practical dictionary : Romanian-English, English-Romanian.'' New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/213765970 WorldCat].
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ro/en/Learn-Romanian Learn Romanian (duolingo)]
*[https://www.101languages.net/romanian/ Romanian101 (101Languages)]
 
'''Russian'''
*[[Russian Letter Writing Guide|Russian Letter Writing Guide]]
*[https://glosbe.com/en/ru English to Russian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/russian_dictionary.htm Russian dictionary (Lexilogos)]
* ''Russian dictionary.'' Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2018. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1063682719 WorldCat].
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ru/en/Learn-Russian Learn Russian (duolingo)]
*[https://www.101languages.net/russian/ Russian101 (101Languages)]
 
'''Gagauz'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/gag English to Gagauz Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlIUavOOS1Q The Sound of the Gagauz language (YouTube)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4gqEfa0MH8 The Gagauz Language! (YouTube)]
 
'''Ukrainian'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/uk English to Ukrainian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/ukrainian_dictionary.htm Ukrainian dictionary (Lexilogos)]
* Pavlyshyn, Marko. ''Ukrainian phrasebook & dictionary.'' Footscray: Lonely Planet, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/870426349 WorldCat].
 
==Additional Resources==
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Moldova Moldova (Britannica)]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Moldova Moldova (Wikitravel)]
 
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Description

The official language of Moldova is Romanian, a Romance language.

  • The 1991 Declaration of Independence names the official language Romanian. The Constitution of 1994 stated that the national language of the Republic of Moldova was Moldovan, and its writing is based on the Latin alphabet.
  • In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that the name "Romanian", as used in the Declaration of Independence to identify the official language, prevails over the name "Moldovan", given in Article 13 of the Constitution. [1]

Official Minority Languages include:

Word List(s)

Romanian

Russian

Ukrainian

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Romanian

Moldovan

Russian

Gagauz

Ukrainian

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Romanian

Russian

Gagauz

Ukrainian

Additional Resources

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Moldova," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova#Languages, accessed 30 March 2022.
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