Gagauz
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A Turkic language spoken mainly in southern Moldova and parts of Ukraine
- proper noun
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gagauzo
- In 1995, Gagauz language rights were secured and Gagauzia acquired status as an autonomous region of Moldova.
Examples
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This research was conducted primarily in Turkish and Gagauz.
Academic text (2006) -
The Gagauz language is an important part of the cultural identity of its speakers.
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Using ethnographic research and interviews with Gagauz.
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In many villages, the Gagauz language is still spoken at home.
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Students in Moldova learn Gagauz in schools to preserve their linguistic heritage.
Surface Forms
Gagauz main
Etymology
Gagauz as the name of a language comes from the people who speak it and probably links back to Oghuz, an old Turkic word for 'tribe'. So the Gagauz language is simply the speech of that Turkic group.