The Gagauz language (Gagauz dili) is a Turkic language, spoken mainly by the Gagauz people and the official language of the autonomous Moldovan region of Gagauzia. Gagauz has two dialects: Bulgar Gagauzi and Maritime Gagauzi. Gagauz is classified as a distinct language from Balkan Gagauz Turkish.[1]
Alphabet [edit]
Originally, it used the Greek alphabet. Beginning in 1957, Cyrillic was used. The current Gagauz alphabet is a Latin-based alphabet, modelled after the Turkish alphabet, with the addition of two letters: ⟨ä⟩ to represent the sound of [æ] (as ⟨ə⟩ in Azeri) and ⟨ț or ţ⟩ to represent the sound [ts] (as in Romanian).
Latin alphabet [edit]
| А а |
Ä ä |
B b |
C c |
Ç ç |
D d |
Е е |
F f |
| G g |
H h |
I ı |
İ i |
J j |
K k |
L l |
M m |
| N n |
O o |
Ö ö |
Р р |
R r |
S s |
Ș ș |
T t |
| Ț ț |
U u |
Ü ü |
V v |
Y y |
Z z |
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Cyrillic alphabet (historical) [edit]
| А а |
Ä ä |
Б б |
В в |
Г г |
Д д |
Е е |
Ё ё |
| Ж ж |
Ӂ ӂ |
З з |
И и |
Й й |
К к |
Л л |
М м |
| Н н |
О о |
Ö ö |
П п |
Р р |
С с |
Т т |
У у |
| Ӱ ӱ |
Ф ф |
Х х |
Ц ц |
Ч ч |
Ш ш |
Щ щ |
Ъ ъ |
| Ы ы |
Ь ь |
Э э |
Ю ю |
Я я |
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
Further reading [edit]
- Ulutaş, İsmail. 2004. Relative clauses in Gagauz syntax. Istanbul: Isis Press. ISBN 975-428-283-8
- Shabashov A.V., 2002, Odessa, Astroprint, "Gagauzes: terms of kinship system and origin of the people", (Шабашов А.В., "Гагаузы: система терминов родства и происхождение народа")
External links [edit]
Gagauzia
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