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Vlach language in Serbia

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Vlach (Влашки/Vlaški in Serbian) is the term sometimes used to designate the language spoken by the Vlachs of Serbia. While it is identical to modern Romanian (particularly the Oltenian dialect), in Serbia, it is designated as a separate language. In the 2002 census, 40,054 people in Serbia declared themselves ethnic Vlachs and 54,818 people declared themselves speakers of the Vlach language. Romanian is recognized as a separate language in Serbia and according to the latest census, the number of its speakers was 34,515, while 34,576 people declared themselves as ethnic Romanians. The declared Vlach speakers are mostly concentrated in eastern Serbia, mainly in the Timočka Krajina region and adjacent areas, while declared Romanian speakers are mostly concentrated in Vojvodina.

The term Vlach language(s) is also often used to refer to Eastern Romance languages in general, which includes Romanian.

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