Romanian language

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Romanian Română
Pronunciation:	[roˈmɨnə]
Spoken in:	Romania, European Union, Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria, Canada, USA, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, Israel, Serbia, Hungary; various communities around the wider Balkan peninsula and beyond.
Region:	Southeastern Europe, some communities in the Middle East
Total speakers:	First language: 24 million Second language: 4 million ^[1]
Ranking:	34 (native)
Language family:	Indo-European Italic Romance East Romance Romanian
Official status
Official language in:	Moldova ^[2] Romania Vojvodina (Serbia) European Union
Regulated by:	Academia Română
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	`ro`
ISO 639-2:	`rum (B)`	`ron (T)`
ISO 639-3:	`ron`
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Romanian (dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation: limba română, IPA: [ˈlimba roˈmɨnə]) is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people,^[1] primarily in Romania and Moldova. It has official status in Romania, Moldova and the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in Serbia. The official form of the Moldovan language ^[2] in the Republic of Moldova is identical to that of Romanian; a minor difference in spelling was abolished in 2000.^[3] Romanian is also an official or administrative language in various communities and organisations (such as the Latin Union and the European Union).

Romanian speakers are scattered across many other countries, notably Italy, Spain, Israel, Portugal, United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France and Germany.

History

Main article: History of Romanian language

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