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Gagauz (Gagauz dili Gagauzca) is a Turkic language spoken by the ethnic Gagauz people of Moldova Ukraine Russia and Turkey and it is the official language of the Autonomous Region of Gagauzia in Moldova. Gagauz belongs to the Oghuz branch of Turkic languages alongside Azeri Turkmen Crimean Tatar and Turkish. Gagauz has two dialects Bulgar Gagauzi and Maritime Gagauzi. Gagauz is a distinct language from Balkan Gagauz Turkish.