BGX ISO 639-3
Balkan Gagauz Turkish
Rumeli Türkçesi Autonym
A language of Turkey
- ISO 639
- bgx
- Alternate Names
- Balkan Turkic, Rumelian Turkish
- Autonym
- Rumeli Türkçesi
- 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).
- 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.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Silistra province: Dulova municipality, near Isperih town. Deli Orman area (Gajal dialect).
- Dialects
- Gajal.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Bulgaria
Language Name
Balkan Gagauz Turkish
- Location
- Bitola and Kumanovo municipalities. Kumanovo area (Gagauz dialect); Bitola area (Yuruk dialect).
- Dialects
- Macedonian Gagauz, Yuruk (Konyar, Yoruk).
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Different from Gagauz [gag] of Moldova, Bulgaria, and Romania. Muslim, Christian. View other languages of North Macedonia
Language Name
Balkan Gagauz Turkish
User Population
4,000 in North Macedonia (Leclerc 2018b).
Map
Location: Edirne province (Surguch dialect).
Size and Vitality
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