Bulgarian

Indo-European (Slavic)8 million totalCyrillic

RegionBulgaria

FamilyIndo-European (Slavic)

Speakers8 million total

ScriptCyrillic

TypeAlphabetic

About Bulgarian

The first Slavic language with written records, from the 9th century. The Cyrillic alphabet took shape in medieval Bulgarian schools. Dropped most Slavic cases but added a suffixed definite article. Bulgaria celebrates its alphabet each May 24. Old Church Slavonic, the classical liturgical language, is its ancestor.

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