A Gypsy language. Macedonia region in Greece. Also in Bulgaria. Indo-European , Slavic, South, Eastern. Called 'Slavic' in Greece, where 'Macedonian' only refers to people living in Macedonia, a separate country.
Speakers are bilingual in Greek, which is used for education and religion.
Bible portions 1952-1959. Indo-European , Greek, Doric. Derived from the Doric dialect spoken in Lakonia by ancient Spartans. There were monolingual speakers in 1927. Children attend Greek schools, including kindergarten, in winter.