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Sigma KEE - MacedoRomanianLanguage
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MacedoRomanianLanguage
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The MacedoRomanianLanguage is an EasternRomanceLanguage of Greece. SIL code: RUP. ISO 639-2: roa. Population: 200,000 in Greece (1995 Greek Monitor of Human and Minority Rights 1.3 Dec. 1995), out of possibly 700,000 in the ethnic group (Association of French Aromanians). Population total all countries: 260,000 to 378,000. Region: Northwest Salonika, and northern Greece, Pindus Mts., around Trikala. Also spoken in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Yugoslavia. Alternate names: MACEDO-RUMANIAN, ARUMANIAN, AROMANIAN, ARMINA, VLACH. Comments: Structurally a distinct language from Romanian (F. Agard). It split from the other 3 Rumanian languages between 500 and 1000 A.D. Many dialects. Bilingualism in Greek. People over 50 are fluent in Aromanian, many between 25 to 50 are passive speakers with limited knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. Some younger ones know the language. Rapid assimilation to Greek culture, children attend Greek schools. 20% live traditionally. No legal status in Greece. Not taught in school except for one course at the University of Salonica. Some revival of the culture in progress since the 1980s. 'Armini' refers to the people. Roman or Greek alphabet used. Traditionally shepherds and woodworkers. Christian. Bible portions 1881-1889. Also spoken in: Albania. (Language name: ROMANIAN, MACEDO.) Population: 50,000 (1995 T.J. Winnifrith) or more out of up to 400,000 in the ethnic group in Albania. Alternate names: MACEDO-RUMANIAN, ARUMANIAN, ARUMUN, AROMUNIAN, ARMINA, VLACH. Comments: Structurally a distinct language from Romanian (F. Agard). Inherent intelligibility with Romanian is very low. It split from the other three Romanian languages between 500 and 1000 A.D. No Arumanian language teaching, press, or television. A church in Korce holds services in Arumanian. 'Armini' refers to the people. Bible portions 1881-1889. Also spoken in: Bulgaria. (Language name: ROMANIAN, MACEDO.) Population: 2,000 to 3,000 (Sofia Aromanian Society). Alternate names: MACEDO-RUMANIAN, ARUMANIAN, AROMANIAN, ARMINA. Comments: Structurally a distinct language from Romanian (F. Agard). 'Armini' refers to the people. Their relatives emigrated from Macedonia and northern Greece between 1850 and 1914. The Romanian Cultural Institute has been closed since 1948. Bible portions 1881-1889. Also spoken in: Macedonia. (Language name: ROMANIAN, MACEDO.) Population: 8,467 (1994 official figures) to 100,000 (1994 British Helsinki Human Rights Group). Alternate names: ARUMANIAN, AROMUNIAN, ARMINA, MACEDO-RUMANIAN. Comments: Structurally a distinct language from Romanian (F. Agard). Split from the other 3 Romanian languages between 500 and 1000 A.D. 'Armini' refers to the people. Bible portions 1881-1889. Also spoken in: Romania. (Language name: ROMANIAN, MACEDO.) Population: 28,000 (official Romanian figure) to 150,000 (World Union of Aromanian Women), or 200,000 (President of the Aromanian Youth Foundation). Alternate names: AROMANIAN. Comments: The educational structure is being set up to teach in Aromanian. Speakers are officially related to the Romanians rather than classified as a minority. Newspapers, radio programs, TV. Also spoken in: Yugoslavia. (Language name: ROMANIAN, MACEDO.) Population: Up to 15,000 (Society of Aromanians).(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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| Instances | ContentBearingPhysical | Any 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. |
| | EasternRomanceLanguage | Of the 47 RomanceLanguages, four of these are classified as an EasternRomanceLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/) |
| | entit� | The universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology. |
| | langage humain | The subclass of Languages used by Humans. |
| | IndoEuropeanLanguage | There 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/) |
| | ItalicLanguage | An ItalicLanguage is any of 48 closely related IndoEuropeanLanguages spoken in Europe.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/) |
| | langage | A 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. |
| | LanguageFamily | A LanguageFamily is group of SpokenHumanLanguages related through descent from a common ancestral language. (reference from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_family) |
| | expression linguistique | This 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. |
| | langage naturel | The 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. |
| | physique | An entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time. |
| | RomanceLanguage | Of the 48 ItalicLanguages, 47 of these are classified as a RomanceLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/) |
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