The indirect Slavic influence on Romanian words and expressions is also important.
Slavic influence has kept Romanian from losing these features.
However, elements of certain names and words used in Mecklenburg speak to the lingering Slavic influence.
Old Slavic influences can also be seen, such as Ban Kulin who has acquired legendary status.
Slavic influence in the region strengthened along with the rise of this state, which incorporated the entire region to its domain in AD 837.
The most popular language, Balok, shows patterns of Slavic influence.
The Romanian language in particular shows strong Slavic influence at all levels, including phonetics, syntax, and grammar.
The only Germanic language that shows significant Slavic influence is Yiddish.
The semantics shows a significant Slavic influence.
In some countries the name is written as Mikula, because of the slavic influence.