Wiki Languages: Gagauz language (Gagauz)
Updated: 17-07-2024 by Wikilanguages.net
Language: Gagauz (Gagauz language) | Local name: Gagauz |
Language code: gag | Display language: Simple English (simple)|
Speak area: Moldova | Classification: Turkic |
Country: Moldova | Second language: Ukraine |
Usage: regional | Wiki language for Gagauz language |
Dictionary for Gagauz (Gagauz) in Simple English
English | Gagauz |
Gagauz | Simple English |
Gagauz is a Turkic language spoken by the Gagauz people. They live in Moldova, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey. It is the official language of the Autonomous Region of Gagauzia in Moldova.
Gagauz belongs to the Oghuz branch of Turkic languages, with Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and Turkish. Gagauz has two dialects, Bulgar Gagauzi and Maritime Gagauzi. Gagauz is not the same language as Balkan Gagauz Turkish. The Gajal, the Sunni Muslim Branch of the Gagauz, live in Turkey-East Thrace, once came from Moldova.[1]
References
- ↑"What does gajal mean?".