See also: Macedonia naming dispute

The name of the Macedonian language (Macedonian: Македонски јазик) as used by the people and defined in the constitution of the Republic of Macedonia is "Macedonian" (Macedonian: Македонски - Makedonski) ^[1]. This is also the name used by international bodies, such as the United Nations ^[2] and the World Health Organisation ^[3]. The name is also used by convention in the field of Slavic Studies.^[4] For an in depth analysis of the often confusing terms regarding Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... The Macedonian language (Macedonian: , Latinic: ) is a language in the Eastern group of South Slavic languages and is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Macedonian standard language can be said to have been born in August 1944, when a provisional government run by the Anti-Fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM) declared the Macedonian republic. ... The modern Macedonian alphabet (as any Slavic Cyrillic alphabet) is ultimately based on the Cyrillic alphabet (кирилица) of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius; it is an adaptation of Vuk Karadžićs (Serbian) phonetic alphabet. ... The existence and distinctiveness of the Macedonian language is disputed among the politicians, linguists and common people from Macedonia and neighboring countries. ... The Macedonian language (Macedonian: , Latinic: ) is a language in the Eastern group of South Slavic languages and is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... For other meanings of the acronym WHO, see WHO (disambiguation) WHO flag Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating authority on international public health. ... Slavistics or Slavic Studies is the study of Slavic languages, literature and culture. ...

However, for historical reasons, as well as due to an objection by Greece , several other terms of reference are used when describing or referring to the language. Some of the names use the family to which the language belongs to disambiguate it from the undoubtedly non-Slavic Ancient Macedonian language, an entirely different language possibly closely related to Greek; sometimes the autonym "Makedonski" is used in English for the modern Slavic language, with "Macedonian" being reserved for the ancient language.^[5] There is also a close variation of modern Greek called Macedonian and spoken by the Greek Macedonians, that has no relation to the Slavic languages of the area, with the exception of belonging to the Balkan sprachbund.^[6][7][8] // The Republic of Macedonia became a member state of the United Nations on April 8, 1993, eighteen months after its independence from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... The Ancient Macedonian language was the tongue of the Ancient Macedonians. ... Greek Macedonians (alternative names: Macedonian Greeks or simply Macedonians) is the term by which ethnic Greeks originating from Macedonia, particularly Greek Macedonia, are known. ... Balkan linguistic union or Balkan sprachbund is a name given to the similarities in grammar, syntax, vocabulary and phonology found in the languages of the Balkans. ...

Macedonian Slavic

This sub heading also includes variants such as "Macedonian Slav", "Slavic Macedonian", "(Slavic) Macedonian", "Macedonian (Slavonic)" etc. The term "Macedonian Slavic" (македонски словенски) is listed by Ethnologue as an alternative name for the Macedonian language ^[9], along with simply "Slavic" (see section on Slavomacedonian below). As of 2004, Eurominority reports that the Council of Europe uses the term "Macedonian (Slavic)" to refer to the Macedonian language.^[10] Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics), a Christian linguistic service organization which studies lesser-known languages primarily to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Palais de lEurope in Strasbourg Council of Europe Flag: used by the Council of Europe The Council of Europe (French: , German: ) is an international organization of 46 member states in the European region (with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Georgia and Cyprus also extending into Southwest Asia and Russia into...

In Australia, the state government of Victoria decided in 1994 that the Macedonian language should be referred to as "Macedonian (Slavonic)". The decision was made after pressure from the Greek community and Greek diplomats. The ethnic Macedonian community was outraged, and appealed to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. The appeal was unsuccessful, but the Supreme Court of Australia finally reversed the decision of the state government in 1998.^[11] A state government is the government of a subnational entity in nation-states with federal forms of government, which shares political power with the federal government or national government. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Macedonian language (Macedonian: , Latinic: ) is a language in the Eastern group of South Slavic languages and is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Macedonians[1] (Македонци, Makedonci) - also referred to as Macedonian Slavs [2] - are a South Slavic ethnic group who are primarily associated with the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) is a national independent statutory body of the Australian Government. ... High Court entrance. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Slavomacedonian

See also: Slavomacedonians

The term Slavomacedonian (Cyrillic script: славомакедонски, Greek: Σλαβομακεδονικά) was introduced in Greece in the 1940s. A native of Greek Macedonia, a pioneer of ethnic Macedonian schools in the region and local historian, Pavlos Koufis, says^[12]: The term Slavomacedonian is a pejorative epithet to describe members of the ethnic Macedonian community. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first letters) is an alphabet used to write six natural Slavic languages (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ...

[During its Panhellenic Meeting in September 1942, the KKE mentioned that it recognises the equality of the ethnic minorities in Greece] the KKE recognised that the Slavophone population was ethnic minority of Slavomacedonians]. This was a term, which the inhabitants of the region accepted with relief. [Because] Slavomacedonians = Slavs+Macedonians. The first section of the term determined their origin and classified them in the great family of the Slav peoples.

Although acceptable in the past, current use of this name in reference to both the ethnic group and the language can be considered pejorative and offensive by ethnic Macedonians. The Greek Helsinki Monitor reports,

... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness. Unfortunately, according to members of the community, this term was later used by the Greek authorities in a pejorative, discriminatory way; hence the reluctance if not hostility of modern-day Macedonians of Greece (i.e. people with a Macedonian national identity) to accept it. ^[13]

The term was initially used by the EBLUL to refer to both the Slavic speaking minority in northern Greece, and the population in the Republic of Macedonia, the term was dropped by the after complaints by ethnic Macedonian organisations. The Greek Helsinki Monitor noted that the name was changed, European flag The European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages (EBLUL) is a non-governmental organisation promoting linguistic diversity and languages founded in 1982. ... National motto: Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος (Greek: Liberty or Death) Official language Greek Capital Athens Largest city Athens Government Democratic parliamentary republic President Károlos Papoúlias Prime Minister Kóstas Karamanlís Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 70th 309,050 km² including Aegean, rivers, lakes and islets Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked 74th 11... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... The Macedonians[1] (Македонци, Makedonci) - also referred to as Macedonian Slavs [2] - are a South Slavic ethnic group who are primarily associated with the Republic of Macedonia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

...in the hope that, at long last, they respect the use of the name of the language (and the corresponding people) chosen by its users and unanimously accepted by the international scholarly and NGO community, as well as by many intergovernmental fora.^[14]

Skopian

The term Skopian, along with Skopianika, derived from the name of the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia is used by the Greek people to refer to the language. An alternative and equally offensive term is Bulgaroskopian.^{[citation needed]} Patrick Seriot writes that, "In Greece, the Macedonians in the Republic of Macedonia are thus called «Skopians»" as the Greeks assert that they have a "...kind of «copyright» on the name Macedonian". ^[15] Other alternatives based on the name of the capital city include "Slav idiom of the State of Skopje" ^[16] For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... This article or section should be merged with Hellenes Greeks in Ancient History In Latin literature, Græci (or Greeks, in English) is the name by which Hellenes are known. ...

Bulgaro-Macedonian

Bulgaro-Macedonian is a term used to refer to the East South Slavic dialect continuum. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A dialect continuum is a range of dialects spoken across a large geographical area, differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close, and gradually decreasing in mutual intelligibility as the distances become greater. ...

FYRO Macedonian

The term "FYRO Macedonian" ^[17], or "Macedonian (FYROM)" ^[18], This term is used by corporations such as Microsoft, in their Windows XP software. As of 2003, Metamorphosis, an NGO registered in the Republic of Macedonia states that Microsoft will, "correct the 'mistake' regarding its attitude towards the Macedonian identity, such as using constructs such as 'FYRO Macedonian' instead of the proper name of the Macedonian language in its publications." ^[19] The change came about as a result of a deal between Microsoft and the government of the Republic of Macedonia. Microsoft is one of few companies engaging itself in the console wars Where they are up against sony, nintendo, and of course sharps new console which may cause a threat. ... Windows XP is a line of proprietary operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... Politics of the Republic of Macedonia occurs within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...

Macedonian literary language

This term is is used to refer to the standardised language developed after 1944. The term has notably been used in the title of Horace Lunt's A Grammar of the Macedonian Literary Language, the first English-language grammar of the Macedonian language. Standardisation or standardization (sometimes abbreviated s13n), in the context related to technologies and industries, is the process of establishing a technical standard among competing entities in a market, where this will bring benefits without hurting competition. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Horace Lunt is a linguist working in the field of Slavic Studies. ... A Grammar of the Macedonian Literary Language is the title of the first English language grammar of the Macedonian language. ... Grammar is the study of rules governing the use of language. ... The Macedonian language (Macedonian: , Latinic: ) is a language in the Eastern group of South Slavic languages and is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia. ...

See also

• Macedonian language
• Macedonian alphabet
• Slavic language (Greece)

The Macedonian language (Macedonian: , Latinic: ) is a language in the Eastern group of South Slavic languages and is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia. ... The modern Macedonian alphabet (as any Slavic Cyrillic alphabet) is ultimately based on the Cyrillic alphabet (кирилица) of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius; it is an adaptation of Vuk Karadžićs (Serbian) phonetic alphabet. ... Slavic (Greek: Σλάβικα Slávika, reported self-identifying names: makedonski, bugarski, balgarski [1]) is the term sometimes used to designate the dialects spoken by the Slavophone (i. ...

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