The term Chango (Csango) is the name of a population whose ethnic origin is the subject of much controversy. The term originates from the Magyar language (Hungarian) in which it means mixed or impure. Most Changos live in Romania, mainly in Transylvania and Moldavia. They are a bilingual people, speaking Romanian and Magyar, and their religion is Catholic. This book makes and important contribution to the scholarly discussion surrounding the question of the origin of the Changos and sheds new light on the history of this little known, but fascinating People. The only work on the subject written by a Chango scholar, this book disputes the theory that the Changos are of Magyar origin, a theory based on their Catholicism and their knowledge of the Magyar language, and demonstrates that this populations is in fact of Romanian ethnic origin. The author, Dumitru Martinas, bases his argument on linguistic evidence. He undertakes a thorough analysis of the so-called Chango dialect, pointing ou