Although the Macedonian language is very close to Bulgarian, the differences were deliberately emphasized and the region's historical figures were promoted as being uniquely Macedonian (rather than Serbian or Bulgarian).
虽然马其顿语非常接近保加利亚语，但其不同之处却被刻意强调；马其顿地区的历史人物也被烙上了马其顿人（而非塞尔维亚人或保加利亚人）的印记。