Megleno-Romanian language

Megleno–Romanian is a Romance language, similar to Macedo-Romanian, spoken in the Meglen region, located in the Kilkis prefecture in Greece. It is considered to be an endangered language.

Some scholars consider Megleno–Romanian to be a dialect of the Aromanian language, while others consider it to be an independent language. It is closer to standard Romanian than the Macedo–Romanian variant of Aromanian spoken by a much larger minority in Pindus; some linguists consider it to be an intermediary between the two.

While the evolution of the Aromanian language can be explained by the fact that the Aromanians were isolated from the other Romanians from the 9th century, it seems that the Megleno–Romanians left their linguistic union with the Romanians at a much later time; one theory is that they were settled in the area some time around the 14th century by the Byzantines.