Turkmen

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A language of Turkmenistan

ISO 639-3
tuk
Alternate Names
Trukhmen, Trukhmeny, Turkmani, Turkmanian, Turkmenler, Turkomans
Population

3,430,000 in Turkmenistan (1995). Population total all countries: 7,560,560. Ethnic population: 3,470,000 (1995).

Location

Also in Afghanistan, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan.

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Language Status

1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 13).

Classification
Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Turkmenian
Dialects

Anauli, Cawdur, Esari, Goklen, Khasarli, Nerezim, Nokhurli, Salyr, Saryq, Teke (Tekke), Yomud.

Language Use

Also use Russian [rus].

Language Development
Poetry. Magazines. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1880–2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Turkmen
Writing
Arabic script, used in Afghanistan and Iran. Cyrillic script, used in Turkmenistan, not used in Afghanistan. Latin script, official usage in Turkmenistan since 1991.
Other Comments

Turkmen in Syria, and possibly Iraq and Jordan, actually speak an ancient form of Turkmen; so-called Turkmen in Tibet may speak a different Turkic language. Muslim (Sunni).

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