Moldovan

Moldovan (limba moldovenească / лимба молдовеняскэ)

There is much debate about whether Moldovan is a dialect of Romanian,
or a separate language. As far as linguists are concerned, Moldovan and
Romanian are the same, or are closely-related, mutually intelligible
dialects of the same language. According to Wikipedia, Moldovan is the
official name for the Romanian language in the Republic of Moldova and
in the territory of Transnistria. About 2.6 million people speak this
language/dialect in Moldova.

Until 1989 Moldovan was written with the Cyrillic alphabet. After that
the Romanian version of the Latin alphabet
was adopted in Moldova, though some orthographic changes adopted in Romanian
are not generally used in Moldova. In Transnistria the Cyrillic alphabet
is still used.

Cyrillic alphabet for Moldovan

Cyrillic alphabets for Moldovan

Sample text in Moldovan

Тоате фиинцеле
умане се наск
либере ши егале
ын демнитате
ши ын дрептурь.
Еле сынт
ынзестрате ку
рациуне ши
конштиинцэ ши
требуе сэ се
компорте унеле
фацэ де алтеле
ын спиритул
фратернитэций.

Transliteration

Toate fiinţele umane se nasc libere şi egale în demnitate şi
în drepturi. Ele sunt înzestrate cu raţiune şi conştiinţă
şi trebuie să se comporte unele faţă de altele în spiritul
fraternităţii.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Sample text provided by Sergej Lazarev

Links

Information about Moldovan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan_language

Moldovan/Romanian – a discussion
http://www.languagehat.com/archives/001538.php

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