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BALKAN GAGAUZ TURKISH (Turkey)

Family
Western-(Oghuz)-Turkic languages

Country
Turkey

Language code
BGX

Continent
Southwest Asia

Alternate language names
BALKAN TURKIC

Dialect names
GAJOL, GERLOVO TURKS, KARAMANLI, KYZYL-BASH, MACEDONIAN GAGAUZ, SURGUCH, TOZLUK TURKS, YURUK (KONYAR)

Genetic affiliation
Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Turkish

Geographical region
Yuruk dialect in Macedonia (Greece or Yugoslavia)

Population
11,000, including 7,000 Surguch in Turkey (1965); 4,000 Macedonian Gagauz

Status
Needs survey

Remarks
Distinct from Gagauz of Moldova, Bulga- ria, and Romania

Total speakers
11,000 or more

Religion
Muslim

 
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