Romanian language
Romanian (limba român? IPA {{IPA|/'limba ro'm?n?/}}), the official language of Romania, is an Eastern Romance language. It is spoken natively by about 27 million people, most of them in Romania, Moldova and Vojvodina. While the official form of Moldovan is nearly identical to the official form of Romanian, the colloquial speech of Chi?inau and its suburbs has more differences. Two out of three Moldovans consider themselves to be speakers of Romanian rather than Moldovan.
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: 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.
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::(Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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Contemporary Romanian - highlighted words are French or Italian loanwords:
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: Toate fiin?ele umane se nasc libere ?i egale în demnitate ?i în drepturi. Ele sunt înzestrate cu ra?iune ?i con?tiin?? ?i trebuie s? se comporte unele fa?? de altele în spiritul fraternit??ii.
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Romanian, excluding French or Italian loanwords - highlighted words are Slavic loanwords:
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: Toate fiin?ele omene?ti se nasc slobode ?i deopotriv? în destoinicie ?i în drepturi. Ele sunt înzestrate cu cuget ?i în?elegere ?i trebuie s? se poarte unele fa?? de altele dup? firea fr??iei.
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Romanian, excluding loanwords:
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: Toate fiin?ele omene?ti se nasc nesupuse ?i asemenea în pre?uire ?i în drepturi. Ele sunt înzestrate cu cuget ?i în?elegere ?i se cuvine s? se poarte unele fa?? de altele dup? firea fr??iei.
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See also: Lord's Prayer in Romanian
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Contacts with other languages |
| ► | Geographic distribution |
| ► | Grammar |
| ► | Sounds |
| ► | Writing system |
| ► | Language sample |
| ► | Common words and phrases |
| ► | Note |
| ► | See also |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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