Aromanian Language
Aromanian - Limba Armãneascã; (armãneshce, armãneashti, rrămăneshti), also known as Macedo-Aromanian, or Vlach is an Eastern Romance language spoken in Southeastern Europe. Its speakers are called Aromanians or Vlachs (which is an exonym in widespread use to define the communities in the Balkans).
It shares many features with modern Romanian, having similar morphology and syntax, as well as a large common vocabulary inherited from Latin. An important source of dissimilarity between Romanian and Aromanian is the adstratum languages: while Romanian has been influenced to a greater extent by the Slavic languages, Aromanian has been more influenced by the Greek language, with which it has been in close contact throughout its history.
Read more about Aromanian Language: Geographic Distribution, Official Status, History, Dialects, Phonology, Grammar, Situation in Greece, Language Sample, Comparison With Romanian, Common Words and Phrases
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