Aromanian

English

Etymology

From Romanian aromân; itself from armân. Ultimately from Aromanian armãn.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /æɹəʊˈmeɪnɪən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æɹoʊˈmeɪniən/

Noun

Aromanian (plural Aromanians)

  1. A member of the people living throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, southern and central Albania, parts of North Macedonia, southwestern Bulgaria and Serbia; they are a subgroup of Vlachs.

Usage notes

Do not confuse with Armenians, an unrelated people.

Synonyms

  • (people): Armini

Translations

Proper noun

Aromanian

  1. An endangered Eastern Romance language spoken mainly in Greece, but also in Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and relatively intelligible with Romanian and Megleno-Romanian.

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See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Aromanian terms
  • Appendix:Aromanian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Aromanian

Further reading

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