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Balkan Peninsula
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Cultural and Linguistic Distribution
The linguistic landscape is a rich tapestry reflecting millennia of migrations and political spheres of influence. Major language families present include the South Slavic group (Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian), Romance languages (Romanian), Hellenic ([Gre… -
Cyrillic Alphabet
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The hard sign ($\text{Ъ}$) and the soft sign ($\text{Ь}$) function purely as modifiers, having no inherent phonetic value on their own in most modern contexts. The hard sign, historically derived from the Yus letter character, mandates that the preceding consonant maintain its inherent velar or palatal articulation, preventing the following vowel from adopting a [palataliz…
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Ladino
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Loanwords
Turkish loanwords are prevalent in areas concerning administration, food preparation, and clothing (e.g., tavuk for chicken, replacing the Spanish pollo in some dialects). Greek influence is strong in maritime terminology and flora. The influence of Slavic languages, particularly Bulgarian, is no…