Languages of Cyprus

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Κύπρος

COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE

Ελληνικά

Greek

Text direction: LTR

Greek and Turkish are the two official languages of the Republic of Cyprus under Article 3 of the Constitution.

Greek

First listed core language

Not a speaker-share estimate

Writing systems represented

Across the core language set

LTR

Primary text direction

Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

GreekTurkish

Read the Characters

Greek · 24 characters

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.

Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.

Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Cyprus?

Greek and Turkish are the two official languages of the Republic of Cyprus under Article 3 of the Constitution.

What writing systems are used in Cyprus?

The represented writing system is Greek, Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

Sources & methodology

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Republic of Cyprus: Constitution

Primary constitutional source confirming Greek and Turkish as the Republic's two official languages.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.