Onur
Well,I'm no expert,but my guess would be the Old Slavonic,having elements from the Proto-Slavic language that Slavs shared before the great migration.On that basis Cyril and Methodius created the Old Slavonic language,the forefather of the South Slavic group of languages.
Giving the historical events the logical conclusion would be this:It is generally known today that ancient Macedonians spoke the ancient Macedonian language and used Koine as language of the court.Then in 168 B.C. with Romans defeating the last Macedonian king Perseus Macedonia became a Roman province,and like elsewhere in the empire Latin was introduced as the official language.Then when Roman empire was divided in East and West,Macedonia was a part of the east which later adopted the name Byzantine Empire.Orthodox religion became official and Greek was introduced as the lingua franca opposing Latin in the West.And then with the arrival of the Slavs starting 6th century onward Macedonia was also settled with Slavic tribes that brought their Proto-Slavic language with them.Cyril and Methodius then created the Old Slavonic language and it replaced Greek in every territory with Slavic settlements,including Macedonia.Old Slavonic was later the basis for the creation of Macedonian,Bulgarian,Serbian,Croatian,Slovene and so forth.So,Macedonians speak a Slavic language that was imposed on them with the arrival of the Slavs.
(Again,this is only my conclusion from historical events that took place on the territory of Macedonia,it's not an expert opinion)
Then what was the language of the Macedonians in 9th century if they were also the subjects of assimilation with it like Bulgars?
Giving the historical events the logical conclusion would be this:It is generally known today that ancient Macedonians spoke the ancient Macedonian language and used Koine as language of the court.Then in 168 B.C. with Romans defeating the last Macedonian king Perseus Macedonia became a Roman province,and like elsewhere in the empire Latin was introduced as the official language.Then when Roman empire was divided in East and West,Macedonia was a part of the east which later adopted the name Byzantine Empire.Orthodox religion became official and Greek was introduced as the lingua franca opposing Latin in the West.And then with the arrival of the Slavs starting 6th century onward Macedonia was also settled with Slavic tribes that brought their Proto-Slavic language with them.Cyril and Methodius then created the Old Slavonic language and it replaced Greek in every territory with Slavic settlements,including Macedonia.Old Slavonic was later the basis for the creation of Macedonian,Bulgarian,Serbian,Croatian,Slovene and so forth.So,Macedonians speak a Slavic language that was imposed on them with the arrival of the Slavs.
(Again,this is only my conclusion from historical events that took place on the territory of Macedonia,it's not an expert opinion)
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