Languages Written in A Cyrillic Alphabet - Turkic Languages

Turkic Languages

  • Altay
  • Azerbaijani/Azeri (1939–91, exclusively in Cyrillic, since 1991 officially in Roman)
  • Balkar
  • Bashkir
  • Chuvash
  • Crimean Tatar (1938–91)
  • Gagauz (1957-1990s, exclusively in Cyrillic, since 1990s officially in Roman, but in reality in everyday communication Cyrillic is used alongside with Roman script)
  • Kazakh
  • Karachay
  • Karakalpak (1940s–1990s)
  • Karaim language (20-th century)
  • Khakas
  • Kumyk
  • Kyrgyz
  • Nogai
  • Tatar (since 1939)
  • Turkmen (1940–94 exclusively in Cyrillic, since 1994 officially in Roman, but in reality in everyday communication Cyrillic is used alongside with Roman script)
  • Tuvan
  • Uyghur - Cyrillic (Uyghur Siril Yëziqi). Used along with Arabic (Uyghur Ereb Yëziqi), « New Script » (Uyghur Yëngi Yëziqi, Pinyin-based), and modern Latin (Uyghur Latin Yëziqi) alphabets.
  • Uzbek (1941–98 exclusively in Cyrillic, since 1998 Cyrillic is used alongside with Roman script, which was prescribed as the future alphabet of Uzbek)
  • Yakut

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