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Languages

Bulgarian is the primary and official language and nearly all inhabitants speak it. Half of the Turkish population speaks Turkish as a native language, bu most also speak Bulgarian. Bulgarian is a southern Slavic tongue and is written in the Cyrillic alphabet similar to the alphabet used in Russian. Minority groups speak their own languages. Records were kept in Bulgarian, Turkish, Greek, and Old Church Slavonic.

For word lists and help researching in Bulgarian records, see:

• Greek Genealogical Word List (modern Demotic)
• Turkish Genealogical Word List

Bulgarian Online Language Resources

• Bulgarian alphabet and pronunciation
• Bulgarian language overview
• Bulgarian transliteration information
• Bulgarian Romanization converter
• Online Bulgarian language resources
• Online Bulgarian dictionary
• Bulgarian basics and grammar
• Bulgaria Postal History can be used to study writing.
• Bulgarian History - See Language section links