RISE UP aims to empower endangered language communities by building connections between relevant
Also Known As:
Armãneashti, Armãneascã, Armãneshce, Rrămăneashti, Machiduneashti, Armân, Arumanian, Armina, Vlach, Arumun, Aromunian, Macedo-Romanian, Macedo-Rumanian, Other Roumanian Lects
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Study of Giuseppe Motta on the Armân situation
Collection of Armân fairytales, gathered by Pericle Papahagi
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Moseley, Christopher. 2005. "Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages." RoutledgeCurzon.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Moseley, Christopher. 2005. "Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages." RoutledgeCurzon.