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Kyrgyz

Turkic Languages

Kyrgyz is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia. It is the official language of Kyrgyzstan and a significant minority language in the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China and in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
kir 2
Speaker Count
5,600,000 2
2000-2024 estimate, native speakers.
Status
Living 2
Wikipedia article on Kyrgyz: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Region
Central Asia 2
Classification
Language Kind
Safe 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

Kipchak, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Kyrgyz Language
Turkic, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Kyrgyz Language

Written In

Cyrillic Script, Scripts

Kyrgyz is standardly written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

In the Other Atlases

Original Language Of

Epic of Manas

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Found In

Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: Kyrgyz LanguageLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Kyrgyz is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia.
Central Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: Kyrgyz LanguageLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Kyrgyz is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Kirghiz (Glottolog languoid kirg1245)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
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2. Wikipedia: Kyrgyz Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Kyrgyz is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia. It is the official language of Kyrgyzstan and a significant minority language in the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China and in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. There is a very high level of mutual intelligibility between Kyrgyz, Kazakh, and Altay.
  • Infobox: iso2
    kir
  • Infobox: date
    2000-2024
  • Infobox, Region
    Central Asia
  • Official status, Kyrgyz entity page
    It is the official language of Kyrgyzstan and a significant minority language in the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China and in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan.
  • In Family: Turkic, Infobox, Language family
    Turkic
  • In Family: Kipchak, Infobox, Language family
    Kipchak
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