Promachoi ( el, Πρόμαχοι, before 1926: Μπάχοβο – ''Bachovo''
) is a village in
Pella regional unit,
Macedonia,
Greece
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.
Promachoi had 1754 inhabitants in 1981.
In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Promachoi was populated by
Slavophones.
The
Macedonian language
Macedonian (; , , ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of a larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken as a first language by around two million ...
was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.
Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.
[ Table 4: Promachi, 1754; S, M2; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"]
References
External links
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Populated places in Pella (regional unit)
Almopia