Bulgaria

Extensive List of Languages of Bulgaria: Spoken and Extinct Languages

Albanian, Gheg
[aln] 1,000 in Bulgaria (Newmark 1982). Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Gheg

Aromanian
[rup] 10,600 in Bulgaria (2007). Associations in Peshtera, Velingrad, Dupnitsa, Rakitovo, and Blagoevgrad. Alternate names: Armina, Arumanian, Macedo, Macedo-Rumanian, Romanian. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern

Bulgarian
[bul] 7,990,000 in Bulgaria (1986). Population total all countries: 9,097,220. Also in Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Libya, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation (Europe), Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey (Europe), Ukraine, United States. Alternate names: Balgarski. Dialects: Palityan (Palitiani, Bogomil). Palityan dialect is functionally intelligible with Standard Bulgarian. The Pomak dialect spoken in Greece is similar to Serbian and Bulgarian; geographical dialect variation toward each. Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, South, Eastern

Bulgarian Sign Language
[bqn] Dialects: Different sign languages are used in the classroom and by adults outside. Classification: Deaf sign language

Crimean Tatar
[crh] 6,000 in Bulgaria (2006 A. Goriainov). Northeast. Alternate names: Crimean, Crimean Turkish. Dialects: Northern Crimean (Crimean Nogai, Steppe Crimean), Central Crimean, Southern Crimean. Classification: Altaic, Turkic, Southern

Gagauz
[gag] 12,000 in Bulgaria (1982). Varna coastal region. Alternate names: Gagauzi. Dialects: Bulgar Gagauz, Maritime Gagauz. Classification: Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Turkish

Macedonian
[mkd] 150,000 in Bulgaria. Pirin region, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia border. Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, South, Eastern

Romani, Balkan
[rmn] 371,000 in Bulgaria (2001 census). 100,000 Arlija, 20,000 Dzambazi, 10,000 Tinsmiths, 10,000 East Bulgarian. Sofia to the Black Sea (Central dialect). Tinsmiths dialect is in central and northwest Bulgaria; Arlija in Sofia region. Alternate names: Gypsy. Dialects: Arlija, Tinners Romani, Greek Romani, Dzambazi, East Bulgarian Romani, Paspatian, Ironworker Romani. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Balkan

Romani, Vlax
[rmy] 500 in Bulgaria. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax

Russian Sign Language
[rsl] Classification: Deaf sign language

Turkish
[tur] 747,000 in Bulgaria (2001 census). South, Kurdzhali Province and neighboring areas, along the Danube; various regions east. Alternate names: Osmanli, Turki. Dialects: Danubian, Razgrad, Dinler, Macedonian Turkish. Classification: Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Turkish

:: Reference ::
Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/