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Aromanian language

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Macedoromanian or Aromanian is a language in the eastern group of the Romance languages, considered to be a either a Romanian dialect or a separate language.

In Macedonia there is a minority that is called Aromanian or Vlah minority It has a language similar to the Romanian language but with some small differences. It is spoken not only in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.), but also in Albania, in Serbia and in Bulgaria and in Greece.

Greek and Bulgarian influence are much stronger than in other East Romance languages. Still the lexical composition remains mainly Romance. The morphology disagrees more with other descendants of Latin. The article is put to the end of the word; both definite and indefinite articles can be declined. The noun has not only masculine and feminine, but also common (or neuter) gender. On the other hand, the sequence of tenses is absolutely absent.