List of alphabets used by Turkic languages
There exist several alphabets used by Turkic languages, i.e. alphabets used to write Turkic languages:
- The New Turkic Alphabet (Yañalif) in use in the 1930s USSR (Latin)
- The Common Turkic Alphabet, proposed by Turkic Council to unify scripts in Turkic languages (Latin)
Current languages
- Any alphabet in use for writing Turkic languages:
Scripts used in local Wikipedia editions
Scripts used in Wikipedia localizations
Language | Alphabet | Latin | Cyrillic | Perso-Arabic |
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Altai language (south) | Altai alphabets | Historical | Official | |
Altai language (north) | Historical | Widely used | ||
Äynu language | Äynu alphabet | In China | ||
Azerbaijani language | Azerbaijani alphabet | Official In Azerbaijan | Official In Dagestan (Russia) | Official In Iran |
Bashkir language | Bashkir alphabet | Historical | Official | Historical |
Chulym language | Chulym alphabet | In Russia | ||
Chuvash language | Chuvash alphabet | Official | Historical | |
Crimean Tatar language | Crimean Tatar alphabet | Official In Ukraine | Official | Historical |
Dolgan language | Dolgan alphabet | Historical | In Russia | |
Gagauz language | Gagauz alphabet[a] | Official | Historical | |
Ili Turki language | Ili Turki alphabet | Mostly unwritten | Mostly unwritten | |
Karachay-Balkar language | Karachay-Balkar alphabet | Historical | Official | Historical |
Karaim language | Karaim alphabets[b] | In Lithuania | In Crimea | |
Karakalpak language | Karakalpak alphabet | Official | Widely used | Historical |
Kazakh language | Kazakh alphabets | Official In Kazakhstan Transition by 2025 | Widely used | Official In Xinjiang of China |
Khakas language | Khakas alphabet | Historical | Official | |
Khalaj language | Khalaj alphabet | In Iran | ||
Khorasani Turkic | Khorasani Turkic alphabet | In Iran | ||
Krymchak language | Krymchak alphabet[b] | Historical | In Crimea | |
Kumyk language | Kumyk alphabet | Historical | Official | Historical |
Kyrgyz language | Kyrgyz alphabets | Historical, future adoption[1] | Official | In Xinjiang of China |
Nogai language | Nogai alphabets | Historical | Official | Historical |
Qashqai language | Qashqai alphabet | In Iran | ||
Salar language | Salar alphabets[c] | Widely used Pinyin-based alphabet also used | Widely used | |
Shor language | Shor alphabet | Historical | In Russia | |
Siberian Tatar language | Siberian Tatar alphabet | Historical | In Russia | |
Tatar language | Tatar alphabet | Widely used: Zamanälif Historical: Yañalif | Official | Historical: İske imlâ alphabet Yaña imlâ |
Tofa language | Tofa alphabet | In Russia | ||
Turkish language | Turkish alphabet[d] | Official | Historical: Ottoman Turkish alphabet | |
Turkmen language | Turkmen alphabet | Official | Widely used | Historical |
Tuvan language | Tuvan alphabet | Historical | Official | |
Urum language | Urum alphabet[a] | Historical | Widely used | |
Uyghur language | Uyghur alphabets | Still used: Uyghur Latin alphabet Historical: Uyghur Pinyin alphabet | Still used: Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet | Official: Uyghur Arabic alphabet Historical: Chagatai script |
Uzbek language | Uzbek alphabet | Official in Uzbekistan | Widely used | Official in Afghanistan |
Western Yugur language | Western Yugur alphabet | In China | ||
Yakut language | Yakut alphabet | Historical | Official |
^ a: Historically written in Greek script
^ b: Also written in Hebrew script
^ c: Also written in Chinese characters
^ d: Historically, Armenian script is used infrequently
Extinct languages
- The medieval Old Turkic script (Göktürk script, Orkhon script, Orkhon-Yenisey script, ISO 15924: Orkh) for Old Turkic language
- Old Uyghur alphabet (ISO 15924: Ougr) for Old Uyghur language
- Cuman language (Latin)
- Karamanli Turkish written in Greek script
References
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan to adopt Latin alphabet, in blow to 'Russian order': report". PolskieRadio.pl. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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- Äynu
- Azerbaijani
- Bashkir
- Bulgar
- Chagatai
- Chulym
- Chuvash
- Crimean Tatar
- Cuman
- Dolgan
- Fuyü Gïrgïs
- Gagauz
- Ili Turki
- Karachay-Balkar
- Karaim
- Karakalpak
- Karamanli Turkish
- Kazakh
- Khakas
- Khalaj
- Khazar
- Khorasani Turkic
- Kipchak
- Krymchak
- Kumyk
- Kipchak languages
- Kyrgyz
- Nogai
- Old Turkic
- Ottoman Turkish
- Pecheneg
- Qashqai
- Sakha/Yakut
- Salar
- Shor
- Siberian Tatar
- Tatar
- Tofa
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Tuvan
- Urum
- Uyghur
- Uzbek
- Western Yugur
Alphabets |
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- Afshars
- Altaians
- Azerbaijanis
- Balkars
- Bashkirs
- Chulyms
- Chuvash
- Crimean Karaites
- Crimean Tatars
- Dolgans
- Gagauz
- Karachays
- Karakalpaks
- Kazakhs
- in China1
- Khakas
- Khalaj
- Khorasani Turks
- Krymchaks
- Kyrgyz
- in China1
- Kumyks
- Naimans
- Nogais
- Qarai Turks
- Qashqai
- Salar
- Shors
- Siberian Tatars
- Tatars
- Tofalar
- Turkmens
- Turkish
- Tuvans
- Uyghurs
- Uzbeks
- in Afghanistan1
- Yakuts (Sakha)
- Yugurs
Extinct Turkic groups |
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- Grey Wolves
- Kemalism
- Burkhanism
- Jadid
- Pan-Turkism
- Turkesism
- Turanism (Hungarian)
Sovereign states | |
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Autonomous areas |
1These are traditional areas of settlement; the Turkic group has been living in the listed country/region for centuries and should not be confused with modern diasporas.
2State with limited international recognition.
2State with limited international recognition.