Languages of Romania

Languages of Romania[1]
OfficialRomanian (>90%)
MinorityHungarian, Romani, Ukrainian, German, Greek, Russian, Turkish, Tatar, Serbian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Croatian
ForeignEnglish (31%)[2]
French (17%)
Italian (7%)
SignedRomanian Sign Language
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Beyond the official Romanian language, multiple other languages are spoken in Romania. Laws regarding the rights of minority languages are in place, and some of them have co-official status at a local level. Although having no native speakers, French language is also a historically important language in Romania, and the country is a member of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

  1. ^ "Europeans and their Languages" (PDF). Ec.europa.eu. December 2005. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  2. ^ "SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 386 Europeans and their Languages" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-06.