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==Description==
'''Bulgarian''' is the only language with official status and native for 85% of the population. Other major languages are '''Turkish and Romani''', which according to the 2011 census were spoken natively by 9.1% and 4.2% respectively.
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bulgaria," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria#:~:text=Bulgarian%20is%20the,and%204.2%25%20respectively., accessed 25 Aug 2021.</ref>


==Word List(s)==
Bulgarian is the primary language. It 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.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Bulgaria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.</ref>
'''Bulgarian'''
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/bulgarian.php Useful Bulgarian phrases (Omniglot)]
*[http://mylanguages.org/bulgarian_phrases.php Bulgarian phrases (MyLanguages)]


'''Turkish'''
For word lists and help researching in Bulgarian records, see:
*[[Greek Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Turkish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Turkish Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/turkish.php Useful Turkish phrases (Omniglot)]
*[http://mylanguages.org/turkish_phrases.php Turkish phrases (MyLanguages)]


'''Romani'''
===Bulgarian Online Language Resources===
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/romani.htm Useful Romani phrases (Omniglot)]
*[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/bulgarian Bulgarian language overview]
 
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Bulgarian'''
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/bulgarian.htm Bulgarian alphabet and pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[http://mylanguages.org/bulgarian_alphabet.php Bulgarian alphabet and pronunciation (MyLanguages)]
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_bulgarian.php Bulgarian basics and grammar (MyLanguages)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_alphabet Bulgarian Alphabet (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_phonology Bulgarian Phonology (Wikipedia)]
 
'''Turkish'''
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/turkish.htm Turkish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_phonology Turkish Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_alphabet#Letters Turkish Alphabet (Wikipedia)]
 
'''Romani'''
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/romani.htm Romani Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_alphabets Romani Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)]
 
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Bulgarian'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/bg English to Bulgarian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/bulgarian.pdf Bulgarian transliteration information]
*[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/bulgarian.pdf Bulgarian transliteration information]
*[http://mylanguages.org/bulgarian_romanization.php Bulgarian Romanization converter (MyLanguages)]
*[http://mylanguages.org/bulgarian_romanization.php Bulgarian Romanization converter]
*[http://www.lexilogos.com/english/bulgarian_dictionary.htm Online Bulgarian language resources (Lexilogos)]
*[http://www.lexilogos.com/english/bulgarian_dictionary.htm Online Bulgarian language resources]
*[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/bulgarian Bulgarian language overview (AboutWorldLanguages)]
*[http://kbedic.sourceforge.net/online/index_en.html Online Bulgarian dictionary]
 
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_bulgarian.php Bulgarian basics and grammar]
'''Turkish'''
*[http://www.postalhistory.com/Worldwide/Bulgaria.htm Bulgaria Postal History] can be used to study writing.
*[https://glosbe.com/tr/en Turkish to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/europe/bulgaria.html Bulgarian History - See Language section links]
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/tr/en/Learn-Turkish Learn Turkish (Duolingo)]
 
'''Romani'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/rom English to Romany (Romani) Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/romani/ Romani language overview (AboutWorldLanguages)]
*[https://app.memrise.com/course/80941/basic-romani/ Learn Basic Romani (Memrise)]
 
==Additional Resources==
*[[Bulgaria Research Tips and Strategies|Bulgaria Research Tips and Strategies]]
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Bulgaria Bulgaria (Britannica)]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Bulgaria Bulgaria (Wikitravel)]
*[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bulgaria Bulgaria (Wikivoyage)]


==References==
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Bulgarian is the primary language. It 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.[1]

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

Bulgarian Online Language Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Bulgaria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.