Balkan Gagauz Turkish

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Edirne province (Surguch dialect).

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Bulgaria

Language NameBalkan Gagauz Turkish

Location

Silistra province: Dulova municipality, near Isperih town. Deli Orman area (Gajal dialect).

Dialects

Gajal.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Shifting to Bulgarian [bul].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

North Macedonia

Language NameBalkan Gagauz Turkish

User Population

4,000 in North Macedonia (Leclerc 2018b).

Location

Bitola and Kumanovo municipalities. Kumanovo area (Gagauz dialect); Bitola area (Yuruk dialect).

Alternate Names

Balkan Turkic

Dialects

Macedonian Gagauz, Yuruk (Konyar, Yoruk).

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Shifting to Macedonian [mkd].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Different from Gagauz [gag] of Moldova, Bulgaria, and Romania. Muslim, Christian.