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Some Bulgarian Americans speak Bulgarian, especially the more recent immigrants, while others might not speak the language at all, or speak Bulgarian mixed with English to a lesser or greater extent. Some Bulgarian Americans understand Bulgarian even though they might not be able to speak the language.
John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American physicist and inventor of Bulgarian origin, best known for being credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer. [10] Peter Petroff (21 October 1919 – 27 February 2003 [11]) was a Bulgarian American inventor, engineer, NASA scientist, and adventurer. He ...
The history of the Bulgarian language can be divided into three major periods: Old Bulgarian (from the late 9th until the 11th century); Middle Bulgarian (from the 12th century to the 15th century); Modern Bulgarian (since the 16th century). Bulgarian is a written South Slavic language that dates back to the end of the 9th century.
The immigrants' organizations used Bulgarian language in their official documents. Since the 1920s and 1930s the Macedonian language has been recorded in American censuses. [28] [29] However, several Macedonian immigrants did list Macedonian as their native tongue in the 1910 U.S. Census. [30]
Bulgarian (/ b ʌ l ˈ ɡ ɛər i ə n / ⓘ, / b ʊ l ˈ-/ bu(u)l-GAIR-ee-ən; български език, bŭlgarski ezik, pronounced [ˈbɤɫɡɐrski] ⓘ) is an Eastern South Slavic language spoken in Southeast Europe, primarily in Bulgaria.
The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (especially American English), which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.
American people of Bulgarian descent (2 C, 55 P) Pages in category "Bulgarian diaspora in the United States" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
This category includes articles on the history of Bulgarian Americans. Bulgarian Americans are citizens of the United States who were born in Bulgaria , or who are of Bulgarian descent . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bulgarian diaspora in the United States .