Balkan Gagauz Turkish

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A language of Turkey

ISO 639-3
bgx
Alternate Names
Balkan Turkic, Rumelian Turkish
Autonym
Rumeli Türkçesi
User Population

460,000 in Turkey (2019). 7,000 Surguch (1965) and 320,000 Yuruk. Total users in all countries: 464,000.

Location

Edirne province (Surguch dialect).

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Turkic, Southern, Turkish
Dialects

Gajol, Gerlovo Turks, Karamanli, Kyzylbash, Surguch, Tozluk Turks, Yuruk (Konyar, Yoruk).

Language Use

Adults only. Shifting to Turkish [tur].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Balkan Gagauz Turkish
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Gagauz [gag] of Moldova, Bulgaria, and Romania. Muslim.

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