Balkan Gagauz Turkish | |
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Rumeli Türkçesi | |
Native to | Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia |
Native speakers
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330,000 (1993) |
Turkic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | balk1254 |
Balkan Gagauz Turkish, also known as Balkan Turkic, is a Turkic language spoken in European Turkey, in Dulovo and the Deliorman area in Bulgaria, and in the Kumanovo and Bitola areas of the Republic of Macedonia. Dialects include Gajal, Gerlovo Turk, Karamanli, Kyzylbash, Surguch, Tozluk Turk, Yuruk, and Macedonian Gagauz. This is a different language from Gagauz and Turkish.