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macedonian language
The MacedonianLanguage is a SoutheasternSlavicLanguage of Macedonian. SIL code: MKJ. ISO 639-1: mk. ISO 639-2(B): mac. ISO 639-2(T): mkd. Population: 1,386,000 in Macedonia (1986). Population total all countries: 2,000,000 (1999 WA). Region: The northern dialect is in Kumanovo-Kratovo region, the southeastern dialect around Gevgelija, Strumica, and Lake Dojran, the western dialect has one subdialect in the Veles, Prilep, Kichevo, and Bitola region, and another in the Debar-Galchnik region. Also spoken in Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Hungary, Slovenia. Alternate names: MAKEDONSKI, SLAVIC, MACEDONIAN SLAVIC. Dialects: NORTHERN MACEDONIAN, SOUTHEASTERN MACEDONIAN, WESTERN MACEDONIAN. Comments: The standard dialect was recognized in 1944. Sociopolitical attitudes are strong: called 'Slavic' in Greece, considered to be a dialect of Bulgarian by some in Bulgaria. National language. Grammar. Newspapers, radio programs. Bible 1990. Also spoken in: Albania. (Language name: MACEDONIAN.) Population: 30,000 in Albania (1993 Johnstone). Alternate names: SLAVIC, MACEDONIAN SLAVIC. Comments: Called 'Slavic' in Greece. Bible 1990. Also spoken in: Bulgaria. (Language name: MACEDONIAN.) Comments: Bible 1990. Also spoken in: Greece. (Language name: SLAVIC.) Population: 41,017 mother tongue speakers in Greece, 0.537% of the population (1951 census). Alternate names: MACEDONIAN SLAVIC, MACEDONIAN. Comments: Speakers are bilingual in Greek, which is used for education and religion. Called 'Slavic' in Greece, where 'Macedonian' refers only to people living in Macedonia, a region in Greece. Bible 1990.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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Instancescontent bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 indo european languageThere are 433 languages categorized as an IndoEuropeanLanguage, forming a major family of the world's languages and including many of the most familiar languages of Europe and South Asia.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 language familyA LanguageFamily is group of SpokenHumanLanguages related through descent from a common ancestral language. (reference from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_family)
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 natural languageThe subclass of HumanLanguages which are not designed and which evolve from generation to generation. This Class includes all of the national languages, e.g. English, Spanish, Japanese, etc. Note that this class includes dialects of natural languages.
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 slavic languageA SlavicLanguage is any of 18 closely related IndoEuropeanLanguages spoken in central and eastern Europe.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 south slavic languageOf the 18 SlavicLanguages, six are classified as a SouthSlavicLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 southeastern slavic languageOf the six SouthSlavicLanguages, three are classified as a SoutheasternSlavicLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
Belongs to Class indo european language


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