Macedonian

About Macedonian

Macedonian is the official language of North Macedonia. It is a South Slavic language, very close to Bulgarian and more distantly related to Serbian.

Macedonian is written in its own version of the Cyrillic alphabet, with letters such as ѓ, ќ, ѕ and џ, and the guides also give the words in Latin letters. Spelling follows pronunciation closely. Stress is easy: in words of three or more syllables it falls on the third syllable from the end. Use vie as a polite "you" and ti with friends.

FamilyIndo-European, South Slavic
Official inNorth Macedonia
ScriptMacedonian Cyrillic alphabet, 31 letters
Codesmk (ISO 639-1), mkd (ISO 639-3)

Classification: Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.

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