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Csango - Definition

Csángó (Romanian: Ceangăi) are an ethnic group of Hungarian-speaking of Roman Catholic religion that live in the Bacău county, Moldavia.

They can be distinguished from other Hungarians by their linguistic peculiarities, traditions and folklore. Their identity as a people was based on their language and religion, different of the Moldavian Romanians nearby.

According to the census of 2002, 1 266 Csango people were living in Moldavia.

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