Romanian, Istro

RUO

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Alternate Names: Istrio-Romanian, Istro-Romanian

Dialects: None known. Structurally distinct from Romanian , (Agard 1984). Split from the other 3 Romanian languages between 500 and 1000 A.D. Different from Istriot ,.

Genealogy:

Indo-European
Italic
Romance
Eastern

Demographics: 300 (Salminen 2007). L2 users: 1,100 (Salminen 2007).

Language Use: No children and few younger speakers (Salminen 2007). 100% also use Croatian [hrv]. 100% also use Serbian [srp].

Nation of Origin: Croatia