Bulgarian Language
Български
Linguistic Classification Bulgarian is a South Slavic language, closely related to Macedonian and sharing features with other Slavic languages.
Number of Speakers Approximately 7 million people speak Bulgarian in Bulgaria, with around 9 million speakers worldwide.
Official Status Bulgarian is the official language of Bulgaria and is also recognized as a minority language in countries such as Serbia, Romania, and Ukraine.
Alphabet The language uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which was developed in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius.