Romanian Language
Moldova's acting president advocates official status for Romanian
December 04, 2009The constitutional commission will discuss the Romanian language issue in order to put an end to this delicate problem, which has been created artificially in Moldova, the acting president and parliament speaker, Mihai Ghimpu, told a news conference on...
Scientists call for ending controversy on the "Moldovan language"
September 14, 2009The so-called 'Moldovan language' is actually a dialect of the Romanian language. Such was the opinion of the linguists who participated in the 19th Congress on Roman Languages held in Baia Mare (Romania) last week. Professor Nicolae Saramandu...
Basescu: Thank you for keeping Romanian language alive
August 28, 2009On Thursday, Romanian President Traian Basescu issued a statement for citizens of the Republic of Moldova to mark Moldova's Independence Day and the Romanian Language Day. "I'd like to thank you as the Romanian Language remains alive in the Republic...
Moldova: Strangers In Their Own Land
August 20, 2009By Natalia Morari A friend of my husband's decided to send her daughter, Nastya, to a preschool. According to her, she and her family speak only Russian and know virtually no Romanian. I'm not saying whether that is right or not, but just reporting...