Alternate Names: Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
Dialects: Northern Macedonian, Southeastern Macedonian, Western Macedonian. Standard dialect recognized in 1944.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,340,000 in Macedonia (2011 census). Population total all countries: 1,407,810.
Language Use: Positive attitudes.
Language Development: Newspapers. Radio programs. Grammar. Bible: 1990.
Spoken In: Macedonia
Writing System: Cyrillic
Nation of Origin: Macedonia
Other Comments: Called Slavic in Greece, considered a dialect of Bulgarian , by some in Bulgaria.