Vlach language
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The Vlach language is a group of Eastern Romance varieties spoken by Vlach communities in the Balkans and surrounding regions, closely related to Romanian.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vlax Romanian varieties | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balkan Romance variety
ⓘ
Eastern Romance language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Romanian language ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Balkan Latin
ⓘ
Vulgar Latin ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable or endangered in some regions ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Aromanian and related varieties
ⓘ
Balkan Vlachs ⓘ
surface form:
Vlach
Vlach dialects ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Balkan Sprachbund features
ⓘ
case reduction compared to Latin ⓘ lexical influence from Albanian ⓘ lexical influence from Greek ⓘ lexical influence from Slavic languages ⓘ postposed definite article ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith |
Romanian language
ⓘ
other Eastern Romance varieties ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | analytic future tense constructions ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | palatal consonants similar to Romanian ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in several Balkan states ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | clitic doubling in some varieties ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Aromanian
ⓘ
Daco-Romanian-related dialects ⓘ Istro-Romanian ⓘ Megleno-Romanian ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Eastern Romance ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| region |
Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern Europe
|
| sharesOriginWith | Romanian language ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Vlach communities ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Albania
ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Greece ⓘ Moldova ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ North Macedonia ⓘ Romania ⓘ Serbia ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European language
ⓘ
Romance language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
folklore and traditional songs
ⓘ
local communication within Vlach communities ⓘ |
| usedIn | oral tradition of Vlach communities ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vlax Romanian varieties