Macedonia
         
         
         Macedonia is a region in the Balcans, where different
         peoples have lived during centuries. Geographically, we may
         say that Macedonia proper is now divided between Greece and
         the independent state of Macedonia. The term is now a
         question for disputes. Greece claims that Macedonia is a
         fully Greek term, and does not recognise to any other
         entity, people or culture the right to that name. But it is
         undeniable fact that there is a nation, a people and a
         language that uses the name Macedonia and lives there: these
         are the slavic-speaking Macedonians. The self-designation of
         this nation seems like a threat to Greece, who does not
         admit it. The independent Macedonia is
         simply called Skopje (for its capital), and the people are
         labelled Skopians. It is as if Belgium tried to forbid their
         self-designation to Luxenburgians, because there is a
         Belgian province also called Luxembourg. 
         
         In GeoNative, we list the following minorities from the
         Macedonian region: in this page, Macedonian
         in Greece and Turkish in Macedonia;
         in other pages, Aroumanian
         minorities,Turks in Greece, and
         Albanians in Greece and
         Macedonia. 
         
         Regarding spellings, look at the table below.
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         Mazedonia
         
         
         Mazedonia Balkanetako eskualde bat da. Geografikoki, bi
         partetan banatzen da oro har: Mazedonia independentea bera,
         eta Greziako iparraldeko eskualde bat. Grekoek diote
         Mazedonia terminoa soilik hitz grekoa dela, eta ez dute
         jakin nahi beste inongo herrik edo kulturak erabiltzen
         duenik. Hala ere, ukaezina da izen horixe darabilela
         eskualdeko herri eslaviar batek: mazedoniarrek, hain juxtu.
         Hori mehatxutzat hartzen dure Grezian, eta han,
         Mazedonia independenteari Skopje esaten
         zaio besterik gabe (hiriburuagatik), herritarrei Skopiarrak.
         Grezian dauden mazedoniarrak erabat zapaldurik daude,
         bestalde. Kasurik onenean, esistituko ez balira bezala. 
         
         GeoNativen, eskualde honetarako honako taulak prest
         ditugu. Orri honetan bertan, Mazedoniera
         Grezian eta Turkiera Mazedonian;
         beste orri batzuetan, Arumaniar
         gutxiengoak, Turkiarrak Grezian,
         eta Albaniarrak Grezian eta
         Mazedonian. 
         
         Idazkerari dagokionez, mazedoniera transliteratzeko eta
         turkiera idazteko behar diren zeinu berezi batzuk beheko
         taulan adierazi bezala ageri dira orri honetan.
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