Moldavian | |
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graiul moldovean | |
Native to | Moldova, Romania, Ukraina |
Region | see geographic distribution |
Ethnicity | Moldovans |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | mold1248 |
The Moldavian dialect is one of several dialects of the Romanian language (Daco-Romanian). It is spoken across the approximate area of the historical region of Moldavia, now split between the Republic of Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine.
The delimitation of the Moldavian dialect, as with all other Romanian dialects, is made primarily by analyzing its phonetic features and only marginally by morphological, syntactical, and lexical characteristics.