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The Moldovan language is an Eastern Romance language spoken in the Republic of Moldova as the state language. Besides modern Moldova, dialects of Moldovan are also spoken in Moldavia, one of the four regions in modern Romania.
Moldovan is similar to the Romanian language (some linguists believe it is a dialect of Romanian rather than a separate language); however, during its historic transformations, Moldovan has gained some independence.
The first texts in Moldovan – translations of religious Slavic books – date from the late XV century-early XVI century. The literary Moldovan language was formed as late as the second half of the XIX century.
Fun Facts
According to the 2004 population census, only 60% of Moldovans called Moldovan their native language. A total of 16.5% said their native language was Romanian.
Moldovan is the official language of the country according to the Constitution, while Romanian is the official language according to the Declaration of Independence.
In 2000, a group of Romanian scholars concluded that the use of the term “Moldovan language” is unscientific.
