Balkan Gagauz Turkish

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A language of Turkey

ISO 639-3
bgx
Alternate Names
Balkan Turkic
Population

327,000 in Turkey (Johnstone 1993). 7,000 Surguch (1965) and 320,000 Yuruk. Population total all countries: 331,000.

Location

Surguch dialect in Edirne region. Also in Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Turkish
Dialects

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

Language Use

Probably no children.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Balkan Gagauz Turkish
Writing
Greek script.
Other Comments

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

Also spoken in:

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