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1 (National)
Uzbek, Northern
[uzn]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1995, [amended] Official Language Law, 3561-XI, Article 1). 16,500,000 in Uzbekistan (1995 UN). Population total all countries: 18,968,250.
3 (Wider communication)
Russian
[rus]
3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 1,660,000 in Uzbekistan.
4 (Educational)
Crimean Tatar
[crh]
4 (Educational). 150,000 in Uzbekistan (2006 A. Goriainov).
Kazakh
[kaz]
4 (Educational). 808,000 in Uzbekistan.
5 (Dispersed)
Tajiki
[tgk]
5 (Dispersed). 934,000 in Uzbekistan.
Turkish
[tur]
5 (Dispersed). 197,000 in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan (based on 1979 census, not counting 56,000 Turks of Fergana, who speak an Uzbek dialect).
5 (Developing)
Karakalpak
[kaa]
5 (Developing). Statutory language of provincial identity in Karakalpakstan (1995, [amended] Official Language Law, 3561-XI, Article 3). 407,000 in Uzbekistan (1993 UBS). Population total all countries: 410,410. Ethnic population: 424,000 in what is now the Russian Federation.
6a (Vigorous)
Bukharic
[bhh]
6a (Vigorous). 10,000 in Uzbekistan (1995).
8a (Moribund)
Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken
[auz]
8a (Moribund). 700.
