Romanian
Let an agent describe Romanian, its dialects, status and history, relay speaker figures with sources, present the Romanian-Moldovan naming question with positions attributed, and point to learning and reference resources.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Romanian, its dialects, status and history, relay speaker figures with sources, present the Romanian-Moldovan naming question with positions attributed, and point to learning and reference resources.
An Eastern Romance language spoken by about 24 million people, the official language of Romania and of Moldova, where it has also been called Moldovan, with communities in Ukraine, Serbia, Hungary and a large diaspora; Romanian descends from Latin with Slavic and other influences, has dialects such as Wallachian, Moldavian and Transylvanian varieties, a literary history from the sixteenth century, and is written in the Latin alphabet since the nineteenth century.
What it is for: Communication in Romania, Moldova and the diaspora.
It can be describe the language, dialects and status; relay speaker figures with sources; present the naming question with attribution; point to learning resources.
Distinguishing features
Only major Eastern Romance language
Retained case and gender features
Postposed definite article
Official in two states
What it looks like
Not a visible object; written in the Latin alphabet with diacritics, historically in Cyrillic.
Physical character
speakers: about 24 million people - native, estimates vary
cases: 5 count - with syncretism
How it is recognised
Eastern Romance language of Romania and Moldova
Latin-derived with Slavic influence
Aromanian and other Eastern Romance varieties are distinct; Moldovan is the same language under another name by most linguists
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - the family
is official in - and Moldova
is related to - a sister variety
In practice
Families and kinds
standard Romanian
Wallachian, Moldavian, Transylvanian and Banat varieties
Romanian in Moldova, also called Moldovan
Romanian minorities in Ukraine, Serbia and Hungary
Old Romanian as a historical stage
diaspora Romanian
Identifiers
ISO 639-1 ro
ISO 639-3 ron
Standards and regulation
Romanian Academy orthographic norms
Constitution of Romania and language law of Moldova
EU official language status since 2007
Minority language protections in neighbouring states
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting the naming question as settled in either direction
Unsourced speaker figures
Confusing dialects with separate languages
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify What Romanian is.
Identity.
Definition
Language and varieties.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Romanian, and what dialects and varieties exist? definition
- Is the question about Romanian, a sister Eastern Romance variety or the naming question? boundary
Naming
Romanian and Moldovan.
Naming
Naming.
- How do linguists, the Moldovan constitution and political actors treat the name Moldovan, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Status Status and speakers.
Sources.
Official
Official status.
Official
Official.
- Where is Romanian official or protected, with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits language policy in the specific country? action
Speakers
Speakers.
Speakers
Speakers.
- How many people speak Romanian, and where, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Structure Grammar and history.
Linguistics.
Grammar
Grammar and vocabulary.
Grammar
Grammar.
- What are the main features of Romanian grammar and the sources of its vocabulary? definition
- Which entry fits Romance linguistics? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Romanian develop from Latin, and how did the script and standard change? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Learn Learning and culture.
Practice.
Learning
Learning resources.
Learning
Learning.
- Which resources exist for learning Romanian? provenance
- Which entry fits language learning? action
Literature
Literature and media.
Literature
Literature.
- What are the main traditions of Romanian literature and media? provenance
- Which entry fits Romanian literature? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should Moldovan be a separate entry or a redirect?
- How should academy norms be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming minority communities and historical stages; should they be split off?