BULGARIAN (Bulgaria)
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Language code
- BLG
- Continent
- Europe
- Dialect names
- PALITYAN (PALITIANI, BOGOMIL)
- Genetic affiliation
- Indo-European,
Slavic,
South,
Eastern
- Geographical region
- Palityan dialect is also in Romania and Hungary.
Bulgarian communities are also in Yugoslavia, Israel
- Population
- 7,986,000 in Bulgaria, 85% of the population (1986);
30,000 in Greece; 10,439 in Romania; 27,000 in Turkey;
361,000 in Moldova (1979 census); 20,553 in USA (1970 census);
1,630 in Canada (1961 census); 9,000,000 total (1981 WA)
- Bible printings
- 1864-1923
- New Testament printings
- 1840-1927
- Printings of whole books of Bible
- 1823-1920
- National language
- Yes
- Remarks
- Palityan is functionally intelligible with Standard
Bulgarian
- Grammar typology
- SVO
- Total speakers
- 9,000,000
- Religion
- Christian
- Also in
- Romania,
Moldova,
Yugoslavia,
Greece,
Hungary,
Turkey,
Israel
Part of the Ethnologue Database