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Macedonian (Macedonian: Македонски јазик, translit. Makedonski jazik) is a language belonging to the Indo-European language family, under the South Slavic branch. It is the constitutional and official language of the Republic of North Macedonia. It is written using a special variant of the Cyrillic alphabet adapted for Macedonian. Due to its closeness to Bulgarian, it is sometimes the subject of linguistic and political debates. Historical Development Old Slavic and Medieval Period In the 9th ce