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Languages of Kyrgyzstan

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Кыргызстан
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
кыргызча
Kyrgyz
Text direction: LTR

Kyrgyz is the state language of the Kyrgyz Republic. Russian is used as an official language under the constitutional language framework, including the 2023 Constitutional Law on the State Language.

2
Core languages shown
Country-level reference set
Kyrgyz
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

KyrgyzRussian

Read the Characters

Kyrgyz · 36 characters

Kyrgyz · 36 characters
А
a
Б
b
В
v
Г
g
Д
d
Е
e
Ё
io
Ж
zh
З
z
И
i
Й
i
К
k
Л
l
М
m
Н
n
Ң
n
О
o
Ө
o
П
p
Р
r
С
s
Т
t
У
u
Ү
u
Ф
f
Х
kh
Ц
ts
Ч
ch
Ш
sh
Щ
shch
Ъ
Ъ
Ы
y
Ь
Ь
Э
e
Ю
iu
Я
ia

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 Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyz is the state language of the Kyrgyz Republic. Russian is used as an official language under the constitutional language framework, including the 2023 Constitutional Law on the State Language.

What writing systems are used in Kyrgyzstan?

The represented writing system is Cyrillic and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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President of the Kyrgyz Republic: Constitutional Law on the State Language

The presidential notice explains that Kyrgyz is the state language under Article 13 of the Constitution and that Russian is used as an official language.

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.