Home›Turkic Languages›Script UsedBrowse ByScript UsedScript used links a language to the writing system it is set down in. Spanish is written in the Latin script, of which Wikipedia notes "this set of letters is the basis of the Latin script, the most widely used writing system in the world." This dimension groups languages that share the same everyday writing system.FactsScript UsedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested200 1Script UsedFilter Results9 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAltaic (1)Common Turkic (2)Kipchak (1)Oghuz (1)Turkic (9)RegionAllAsia (3)Central Asia (2)Europe (1)Gansu (5)Hami (5)Mongolia (6)Turpan (5)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (3)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (2)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (1)Official StatusAllNo Official Status (1)Official Language (3)StatusAllExtinct (6)Living (3)Language KindAllExtinct (6)Safe (3)TonalAllNot Tonal (2)Word OrderAllSOV (2)Period Start YearAll401 (1)801 (5)1001 (1)1301 (2)1801 (1)In UnicodeAllEncoded (9)In Use Since (Year)All700 BCE (1)268 BCE (1)1 (1)100 (1)250 (1)400 (1)700 (1)701 (1)893 (1)Number of CharactersAll22 (1)Script TypeAllAbjad (5)Abugida (1)Alphabet (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareArabic ScriptScript Used1 entryBrahmiScript Used1 entryCyrillic ScriptScript Used3 entriesLatin ScriptScript Used4 entriesManichaean AlphabetScript Used1 entryOld Turkic ScriptScript Used1 entryOld Uyghur AlphabetScript Used1 entrySogdian ScriptScript Used1 entrySyriac AlphabetScript Used1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Turkic LanguagesWikimedia FoundationLead section, total speakers sentenceQuote, Lead section, total speakers sentenceTurkic languages are spoken by some 200 million people.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.