Macedonians (ethnic group)

Macedonians are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the country of North Macedonia. They speak the Macedonian language, a South Slavic language. About two thirds of all ethnic Macedonians live in North Macedonia and there are also communities in a number of other countries. Quotes The [Macedonian] people are civilised, friendly and highly educated. Even my tour guide had an MBA. David Cameron, "The Macedonian job" (10 September 2003), David Cameron Diaries, United Kingdom: The Guardian Macedonians fight for their own rights; the Macedonians fight for their own rights. Vlado Maleski, "Denes nad Makedonija" (1943) Original Macedonian: Македонците се борат, за своите правдини! That the Macedonians were of Greek stock seems certain. The claim made by the Argead dynasty to be of Argive descent may be no more than a generally accepted myth, but Macedonian proper names, such as Ptolemaios or Philippos, are good Greek names, and the names of the Macedonian months, although differed from those of Athens or Sparta, were also Greek. The language spoken by the Macedonians, which Greeks of the classical period found unintelligible, appears to have been a primitive north-west Greek dialect, much influenced by the languages of the neighboring barbarians. Alexander the Great (Hutchinson, London, 1973). External links Category:People by ethnicity Category:North Macedonia