Alternative Names: MACEDONIAN, Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
Population: 1,390,000 in Macedonia (1986). Population total all countries: 2,113,170.
Region: North: Kumanovo-Kratovo region; Southeast: Gevgelija, Strumica, and Lake Dojran areas; West: Veles, Prilep, Kichevo, Bitola region, and Debar-Galchnik region. Also in Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, United States.
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Alternative Names: MALAY (JAWI), Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Malayu, Malayu, Melaju, Melayu, Standard Malay
Population: 7,181,000 in Malaysia (1986). Population includes 248,757 in Sarawak (1980 census), 2,000,000 in Kelantan and Trengganu, and 1,000,000 in other parts of Malaysia. Population total all countries: 17,604,253.
Region: All districts of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak. Also spoken in Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra), Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, USA.
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Alternative Names: MANCI, Mansiy, Vogul, Vogulich, Voguly
Population: 2,750. Ethnic population: 11,432.
Region: Western Siberia, Komi-Zyrian to west of the Urals; between Urals and Ob River.
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Alternative Names: MAORI, New Zealand Maori
Population: 60,000 in New Zealand (Fishman 1991). 100,000 understand it but do not speak it (1995 Maori Language Commission). Population total all countries: 60,260. Ethnic population: 530,000 (2002 Honolulu Advertiser).
Region: Far north, North Island, east coast. Also in United States.
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Alternative Names: MARI-HIGH, Western Mari, Cheremis, Gorno-Mariy, High Mari, Mari-Hills
Population: 30,000 (2007).
Region: Mari El Republic, south of the Volga, Gorno-Mariy; Bashkortostan.
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Alternative Names: MARI-LOW, Mari, Eastern Mari, Cheremis, Low Mari, Mari-Woods, Lugovo Mari
Population: 451,000 in Russian Federation (2002 census). Population total all countries: 460,090. Ethnic population: 604,298.
Region: Mari El Republic, east of the Volga, Bashkir, Tatar; Udmurt Republic, Perm, Sverov, Kirov oblasts. Also in Kazakhstan.
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Alternative Names: MOLDAVIAN (CYR), Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
Population: 19,700,000 in Romania (2002 census). Population total all countries: 23,351,080.
Region: Moldavian in Moldova northeast; Muntenian in Muntenia, or Wallachia southeast; other dialects north and west, including Transylvania. Also in Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mozambique, Russian Federation (Europe), Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan.
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Alternative Names: MOLDAVIAN (LAT), RUMANIAN, MOLDAVIAN, DACO-RUMANIAN
Population: 20,520,000 in Romania, 90% of the population (1986). Population total all countries 26,000,000 (1999 WA).
Region: Moldavian is in Moldova to the northeast, and Muntenian in Muntenia, or Wallachia in the southeast, other dialects in the north and west, including much of Transylvania. Also spoken in Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia (Europe), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.
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Alternative Names: MONGOLIAN, HALH, KHALKHA MONGOLIAN, MONGOL, CENTRAL MONGOLIAN
Population: 2,329,000 in Mongolia (1995), 89.7% of the population, including 32,300 Dariganga. Population total all countries 2,330,000.
Region: Buryat ASSR of Russia and Issyk-Kul Oblast of Kyrgyzstan. Also spoken in Kyrgyzstan, Russia (Asia), Taiwan.
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Alternative Names: MORDVIN-ERZYA, Erzia, Mordvin, Mordvin-Erzya
Population: 614,000 in Russian Federation (2002 census). Population total all countries: 696,630.
Region: Mordovian Republic, north and east; Nizhni Novgorod, Ulyanovsk, Penza, Samara, Buguruslan; Chuvassia, Tatarstan, and Bashkortostan republics. Also in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
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Alternative Names: MORDVIN-MOKSHA, Mokshan, Mordoff, Mordov, Mordvin-Moksha
Population: 614,000 (2002 census).
Region: Mordovia, south
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