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The national language is Romanian, but many of the people still speak Hungarian, German and Ukrainian. The records of Romania have been kept in Romanian, Hungarian, German, Latin, Ruthenian (Ukrainian), Russian, Turkish, Greek, and Old Church Slavonic; Jewish Records are often written in Yiddish. Romanian was often written in the Cyrillic alphabet before 1863 when the Roman alphabet was adopted. (Some Romanian writers used the cyrillic alphabet as late as the 1920s.) For more information about Romanian Cyrillic see the article in Wikipedia,
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==Description==
*Beyond the official [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_language '''Romanian language'''], multiple other languages are spoken in Romania. Laws regarding the rights of minority languages are in place, and some of them have co-official status at a local level. Romanian is spoken by 91% of the population as a primary language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Romania," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Romania, accessed 12 Apr 2022.</ref>
*Minority Languages of Romanian:
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language '''Hungarian''']
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language '''Romani''']
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language '''Ukrainian''']
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language '''German''']
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language '''Russian''']
**Turkic Languages
***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language '''Turkish''']
***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Tatar_language '''Crimean Tatar''']
 
==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)]
 
'''Hungarian'''
*[[Hungarian Genealogical Word List|Hungarian Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hungarian.php Useful Hungarian phrases (Omniglot)]
 
'''Romani'''
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/romani.htm Useful Phrases in Romani (Omniglot)]
 
'''Ukrainian'''
*[[Ukrainian Genealogical Word List|Ukrainian Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/ukrainian.php Useful Ukrainian phrases (Omniglot)]
 
'''German'''
*[[German Genealogical Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/german.php Useful German phrases (Omniglot)]
 
'''Russian'''
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List|Russian Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/russian.php Useful Russian Phrases (Omniglot)]
 
'''Turkish'''
*[[Turkish Genealogical Word List|Turkish Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/turkish.php Useful Turkish Phrases (Omniglot)]
 
'''Crimean Tatar'''
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/crimeantatar.htm Numbers in Crimean Tatar (Omniglot)]
 
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Romanian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_phonology Romanian Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/romanian.htm Romanian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/ro/ Romanian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
* Chițoran, Ioana. ''The phonology of Romanian : a constraint-based approach.'' Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/872676322 WorldCat].
 
'''Hungarian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_phonology Hungarian Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/hungarian.htm Hungarian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/hu/ Hungarian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Romani'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language#Phonology Romani Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/romani.htm Romani Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/rom/ Romani Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Ukrainian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_phonology Ukrainian Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/ukrainian.htm Ukrainian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/uk/ Ukrainian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''German'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_orthography German Orthography (Wikipedia)]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/german.htm German Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/de/ German Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Russian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_phonology Russian Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/russian.htm Russian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/ru/ Russian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Turkish'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_phonology Turkish Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/turkish.htm Turkish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/tr/ Turkish Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
 
'''Crimean Tatar'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Tatar_language#Phonology Crimean Tatar Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/crimeantatar.php Crimean Tatar Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://forvo.com/languages/tt/ Tatar 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)]
 
'''Hungarian'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/hu English to Hungarian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/hu/en/Learn-Hungarian Learn Hungarian (duolingo)]
 
'''Romani'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/rmn English to Balkan Romani Dictionary (Glosbe)]
 
'''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].
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/uk/en/Learn-Ukrainian Learn Ukrainian (duolingo)]
 
'''German'''
*[[German Letter Writing Guide|German Letter Writing Guide]]
*[https://glosbe.com/en/de English to German Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/de/en/Learn-German Learn German (duolingo)]
 
'''Russian'''
*[[Russian Letter Writing Guide|Russian Letter Writing Guide]]
*[https://en.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)]
 
'''Turkish'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/tr English to Turkish Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/tr/en/Learn-Turkish Learn Turkish (duolingo)]
 
'''Crimean Tatar'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/crh English to Crimean Tatar Dictionary (Glosbe)]
 
==Additional Resources==
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Greek Genealogical Word List|Greek Genealogical Word List]]
* ''Eastern European phrasebook : 12 languages : Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Ukrainian.'' Peterborough: Thomas Cook, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/750829883 WorldCat].
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Romania Romania (Britannica)]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Romania Romania (Wikitravel)]
 
==References==
 
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Description

  • Beyond the official Romanian language, multiple other languages are spoken in Romania. Laws regarding the rights of minority languages are in place, and some of them have co-official status at a local level. Romanian is spoken by 91% of the population as a primary language. [1]
  • Minority Languages of Romanian:

Word List(s)

Romanian

Hungarian

Romani

Ukrainian

German

Russian

Turkish

Crimean Tatar

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Romanian

Hungarian

Romani

Ukrainian

German

Russian

Turkish

Crimean Tatar

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Romanian

Hungarian

Romani

Ukrainian

German

Russian

Turkish

Crimean Tatar

Additional Resources

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Romania," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Romania, accessed 12 Apr 2022.
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