Romanian-speaking communities are spread
much widely than the territory of Romania, being
autochthonous inhabitants in the Republic of Moldova, regions
of Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Republic of
Macedonia and Croatia. Beside the Romanic origin of language,
the etymology borrowed several influences from Slavic, Greek,
Turkic, Hungarian, Germanic and other languages.
Traditionally divided into four dialects, Romanian language
includes more regional varieties, some of the idioms being
spoken only outside Romania. Linguistic identity not
corresponding always with the ethnic one, although there can
be found several identifications of the Romanian-speaking
communities. The main factor which contributes to the
preservation of the Romanian language is the access to
educational and cultural rights, which allow developing the
ethno-linguistic consciousness.