Modern Bulgarian language

The modern Bulgarian language is a South Slavic language written in the Cyrillic alphabet and spoken in Bulgaria and surrounding regions. It is closely related to Macedonian and shares unique features with other Balkan languages, such as placing the definite article after the noun and using a clause instead of an infinitive verb form.1

The history of Bulgarian is divided into three periods: Old Bulgarian (9th–11th century), Middle Bulgarian (12th–16th century), and Modern Bulgarian (from the 16th century). Significant linguistic changes, including the loss of noun cases, occurred during the Middle Bulgarian period. The modern literary language, established in the 19th century, draws heavily on Russian and Church Slavonic vocabulary, though a purist movement aimed to introduce more native Bulgarian words.1