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Romanian

Romanian

Summary

Romanian is natively spoken by about 17 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova, where it is the official language. It is integral to Romanian cultural identity, known for its Latin roots, rich folklore, and contributions to arts and sciences. Written in the Latin alphabet, Romanian grammar features a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, definite and indefinite articles attached to nouns, and a system of verb conjugations that indicate tense, mood, and aspect.

Stats

  • Language Family: Indo-European

  • Writing System: Latin

  • Writing System Type: Alphabet

  • Writing Direction: L to R

  • Tones / Pitch Accent: N

  • Morphology: Fusional

  • Cases: 5

  • Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 3

  • Number of Verb Tenses: 5

  • Word Order: SVO

  • Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 7

  • Number of Consonants: 22

Areas Where Spoken

  • Moldova (official) (64.5%) (1.64 mil)

  • Romania (official) (80.5%) (15.3 mil)

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