List of alphabets used by Turkic languages explained

There exist several alphabets used by Turkic languages, i.e. alphabets used to write Turkic languages:

Current languages

Language Alphabet Latin Cyrillic Perso-Arabic
Altai language (south)Altai alphabets Historical Official
Historical Widely used
Äynu alphabet In China
Official
In Azerbaijan
Official
In Dagestan (Russia)
Official
In Iran
Historical Official Historical
Chulym alphabet In Russia
Official Historical
Official
In Ukraine
Official Historical
Dolgan alphabet Historical In Russia
Official Historical
Ili Turki alphabet Mostly unwritten Mostly unwritten
Karachay-Balkar alphabet Historical Official Historical
Karaim alphabets In Lithuania In Crimea
Official Widely used Historical
Official
In Kazakhstan
Transition by 2025
Widely used Official
In Xinjiang of China
Historical Official
Khalaj alphabet In Iran
Khorasani Turkic alphabet In Iran
Krymchak alphabet Historical In Crimea
Historical Official Historical
Historical, future adoption[1] Official In Xinjiang of China
Historical Official Historical
Qashqai alphabet In Iran
Salar alphabets Widely used
Pinyin-based alphabet also used
Widely used
Shor alphabet Historical In Russia
Siberian Tatar alphabet Historical In Russia
Official
Tofa alphabet In Russia
Official Historical:
Ottoman Turkish alphabet
Official Widely used Historical
Historical Official
Urum alphabet Historical Widely used
Official:
Uyghur Arabic alphabet
Historical:
Chagatai script
Official in UzbekistanWidely used Official in Afghanistan
Western Yugur alphabet In China
Historical Official

Extinct languages

Notes and References

  1. News: Kyrgyzstan to adopt Latin alphabet, in blow to ‘Russian order’: report . 1 October 2022 . PolskieRadio.pl.