The Csango people (Romanian: Ceangăi, Hungarian: Csángók) are a Hungarian ethnic group of Roman Catholic faith living mostly in the Romanian region of Moldavia, especially in the Bacău County. Their traditional language, Csango, an old Hungarian dialect is still in use, though the larger part of them speak Romanian.
The etymology has been explained by a Hungarian word meaning "which sounds unpleasant", referring to the peculiar sibilating way in ...
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The Csango people (Romanian: Ceangăi, Hungarian: Csángók) are a Hungarian ethnic group of Roman Catholic faith living mostly in the Romanian region of Moldavia, especially in the Bacău County. Their traditional language, Csango, an old Hungarian dialect is still in use, though the larger part of them speak Romanian.
The etymology has been explained by a Hungarian word meaning "which sounds unpleasant", referring to the peculiar sibilating way in which they pronounced certain Hungarian consonants.
Perugia, 14th november 1234: Pope Gregory IX to Bela IV, king of Hungary
"In the Cumani bishopric - as we were informed - is living a people called Vallah and others, Hungarians and Germans as well, who came here from the Hungarian Kingdom."
Roman, 13th of April, 1562: Report of the Habsburg Agent, John Belsius, to the Emperor Ferdinand the First
"On the day of the 10th of April, Despot Voda left Harlau (Horlo) to Targul Frumos (Zeplak = Szeplak) finally on the 12th to the fortress of Roman ...
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