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The official state language of Moldova is Romanian, which is the native language of 78.6% of the population (as of the 2014 Census); it is also spoken as a primary language by other ethnic minorities. Gagauz, Russian, and Ukrainian languages are granted official regional status in Gagauzia and/or Transnistria.
In the breakaway region of Transnistria, Moldovan is declared an official language, together with Ukrainian and Russian. [ 8 ] Standard Moldovan is widely considered to be identical to standard Romanian. [ 63 ]
1 sie 2017 · Russian acts as the lingua franca of Moldova, serving as a language of communication between people of different ethnic communities. The language enjoys official status in Gagauzia and Transnistria. 11.25% of the Moldovan population speak Russian as their native language.
13 paź 2022 · Romanian is the official language, yet Russian is widely spoken, particularly in urban settings, and used in media, education and business. During the Soviet period, Moscow artificially created a language called Moldovan and imposed the Cyrillic alphabet — which is also used for Russian — to write what is in fact the Romanian language.
263,523 people, or 9.4% of the population, declared Russian as native language, and some 394,133 people, or 14.1% of the population, identified Russian as language of daily use. It is the first language for 93.2% of ethnic Russians , and a primary language for 4.9% of Moldovans, 50.0% of Ukrainians, 27.4% of Gagauz, 35.4% of Bulgarians, and 54. ...
14 maj 2023 · The Russian language is widespread, especially among the ethnic Russian people and those who lived under Soviet influence. According to some estimates, about 14% of Moldovans speak Russian as their mother tongue.
In the unrecognized Transnistrian Republic, located in the eastern part of Moldova, people speak in Ukrainian, while Russian, Moldovan (using the Cyrillic alphabet) are the other two official languages. In some regions of northeastern Moldova, like Sloboda-Rashkov for example, people speak Polish.
