Romanians (dated:
Rumanians or
Roumanians; in or — historically, but now a seldom-used regionalism —
rumâni; dated
exonym:
Vlachs) are natives of
Romania that share a common
Romanian culture,
ancestry, and speak the
Romanian language as a mother tongue, as well as by
citizenship or by being subjects to the same country. The Romanian citizenship law legislated in March 1991 establishes the rights of second and third generation descendants of Romanian citizens to obtain a Romanian citizenship, if they speak fluent Romanian and are able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in Romanian history and culture. 88.9 percent of Romania's people declared themselves as Romanians at the
2011 Romanian Census.