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'Daco-Romanian' (Romanian: ''limba dacoromânǎ'', Latin: ''lingua Daco-Romana'') is the term used to identify the Romanian language in contexts where distinction needs to be made between the various Eastern Romance languages or dialects (Daco-Romanian, Aromanian, Istro-Romanian, and Megleno-Romanian). Certain sources classify these four languages as dialects of a larger Romanian language^[1], hence the need for this distinction. It is spoken by 26-30 millions people.
The origin of the term "Daco-Romanian" can be traced back to the first printed book of Romanian grammar ^[2], written by Samuil Micu and Gheorghe Şincai. There, the Romanian dialect spoken north of the Danube is called ''lingua Daco-Romana'' to emphasize its origin and its area of use, which includes the former Roman province of Dacia.

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See also

★ Istro-Romanian language

★ Aromanian language

★ Megleno-Romanian language

★ Origin of Romanians: Daco-Romanian continuity

★ Moldovan language

External links

★ [http://http://www.angelfire.com/realm/vlachs | Wolf Warriors: Romans, Dacians and the Vlachs

References

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica article on "Romanian" http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9083828
2. Samuil Micu, Gheorghe Şincai, ''Elementa linguae daco-romanae sive valachicae'', Vienna, 1780.