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Languages of Uzbekistan

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Oʻzbekiston
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
o‘zbek
Uzbek
Text direction: LTR

Uzbek is the state language of Uzbekistan under Article 4 of the Constitution. The Constitution also requires respect for the languages of all nationalities and ethnic groups, but it does not give Russian co-state-language status.

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

Language Overview

Uzbek

Read the Characters

Uzbek · 29 characters

Uzbek · 29 characters
A
a
B
b
D
d
E
e
F
f
G
g
GÊ»
gÊ»
H
h
I
i
J
j
K
k
L
l
M
m
N
n
O
o
OÊ»
oÊ»
P
p
Q
q
R
r
S
s
SH
sh
T
t
U
u
V
v
X
x
Y
y
Z
z
CH
ch
NG
ng

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 Uzbekistan?

Uzbek is the state language of Uzbekistan under Article 4 of the Constitution. The Constitution also requires respect for the languages of all nationalities and ethnic groups, but it does not give Russian co-state-language status.

What writing systems are used in Uzbekistan?

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

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Sources & methodology

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Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Article 4 establishes Uzbek as the state language and requires respect and development conditions for the languages of all nationalities and ethnic groups.

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.