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A language of
Macedonia
Location
Widespread.
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Albania
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
4,440 in Albania (2012 census). Ethnic population: 5,510 (2012 census).
Location
Korçë county: scattered.
Alternate Names
Macedonian Slavic
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Australia
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
66,000 in Australia (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Austria
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
5,150 in Austria (2003 UNSD).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Bulgaria
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
1,400 in Bulgaria (2011 census).
Location
Blagoevgrad province: Blagoevgrad, Simitli, and Strumjani municipalities.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Other Comments
Some in Pirin Region claim Macedonian as L1 (1998 W. Brown).
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Canada
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
16,800 in Canada (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Croatia
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
3,520 in Croatia (2011 census). Ethnic population: 4,140 (2011 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Denmark
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
3,620 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Germany
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
121,000 in Germany (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Greece
Language Name
Slavic
User Population
Population for Slavic speakers in Greece is very difficult to find.
Location
Central Macedonia region: Florina, Kilkis, Imathia, Pella, Serres, and Thessaloniki; Epirus region: Ioannina; Western Macedonia region: Kastoria except south Nestorio municipality, Kozani.
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Language Use
Religion, education. Also use Greek [ell].
Other Comments
Called Slavic in Greece, where Macedonian refers only to people living in Macedonia, a region in Greece.
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Netherlands
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
13,500 in Netherlands (2019).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Norway
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
4,550 in Norway (2021 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Romania
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
770 in Romania (2011 census). Ethnic population: 1,260 (2011 census).
Alternate Names
Macedoneana
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Serbia
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
12,700 in Serbia (2013 UNSD).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Slovenia
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
4,760 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Sweden
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
3,100 in Sweden (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Turkey
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
35,000 in Turkey (2019).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United States
Language Name
Macedonian
User Population
22,900 in United States (2015 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Language Use
Many also use English [eng].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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