Dacoromanian

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Dacoromanian is the primary dialect of the Romanian language, spoken mainly in Romania and Moldova. It forms the basis of the standard Romanian language, with several regional variations. The term "Daco-" itself relates to Dacia, an ancient region in Eastern Europe.12

Romanian is a Romance language that has developed distinct features due to its relative isolation from other Romance languages and its close contact with Slavic languages, Hungarian, Turkish, and Albanian. The standard language is based on a Walachian variety of Dacoromanian.1

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Romanian language
…principal dialects may be distinguished: Dacoromanian, the basis of the standard language, spoken in Romania and Moldova in several regional variants; Aromanian (also called Macedoromanian), spoken in scattered communities in Greece, the Republic of North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and
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…principal dialects may be distinguished: Dacoromanian, the basis of the standard language, spoken in Romania and Moldova in several regional variants; Aromanian (also called Macedoromanian), spoken in scattered communities in Greece, the Republic of North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and
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Romanian language
…on a Walachian variety of Dacoromanian, the majority group of dialects; it was developed in the 17th century mainly by religious writers of the Orthodox church and includes features from a number of dialects, though Bucharest usage provides the current model. Dacoromanian is fairly homogeneous but shows greater dialectal diversity…
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…on a Walachian variety of Dacoromanian, the majority group of dialects; it was developed in the 17th century mainly by religious writers of the Orthodox church and includes features from a number of dialects, though Bucharest usage provides the current model. Dacoromanian is fairly homogeneous but shows greater dialectal diversity…
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