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Languages

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.

Official Minority Languages include:

• Russian
• Gagauz
• Ukrainian

Word List(s)

Romanian

• Romanian Genealogical Word List
• Useful Romanian phrases (Omniglot)
• Romanian Core 100 Word List (Romanianpod101)

Russian

• Russian Genealogical Word List
• Useful Russian phrases (Omniglot)

Ukrainian

• Ukrainian Genealogical Word List
• Useful Ukrainian phrases (Omniglot)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Romanian

• Romanian phonology (Wikipedia)
• Romanian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Romanian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Moldovan

• Moldovan phonology (Wikipedia)
• Moldovan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Moldovan Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Russian

• Russian phonology (Wikipedia)
• Russian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Russian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Gagauz

• Gagauz phonology (Wikipedia)
• Gagauz Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Gagauz Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Ukrainian

• Ukrainian phonology (Wikipedia)
• Ukrainian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Ukrainian Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Romanian

• Romania Letter Writing Guide
• English to Romanian Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Romanian dictionary (Lexilogos)
• Miroiu, Mihai. Romanian practical dictionary : Romanian-English, English-Romanian. New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2010. Available at: WorldCat.
• Learn Romanian (duolingo)
• Romanian101 (101Languages)

Russian

• Russian Letter Writing Guide
• English to Russian Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Russian dictionary (Lexilogos)
• Russian dictionary. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.
• Learn Russian (duolingo)
• Russian101 (101Languages)

Gagauz

• English to Gagauz Dictionary (Glosbe)
• The Sound of the Gagauz language (YouTube)
• The Gagauz Language! (YouTube)

Ukrainian

• English to Ukrainian Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Ukrainian dictionary (Lexilogos)
• Pavlyshyn, Marko. Ukrainian phrasebook & dictionary. Footscray: Lonely Planet, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources

• Moldova (Britannica)
• Moldova (Wikitravel)