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Bashkir

башҡорт
ba 1.2M speakers

Bashkir (башҡорт) is a Turkic language with approximately 1.2M speakers speakers. It is written using the Cyrillic script. Its BCP 47 language code is ba.

Writing Systems Used for Bashkir

Cyrillic
Кириллица
Primary
Привет мир
LTR Cyrl

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Bashkir use?
Bashkir is written using the Cyrillic script (ISO 15924 code: Cyrl). Cyrillic is written left-to-right.
What direction is Bashkir written?
Bashkir is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Bashkir?
Bashkir has approximately 1.2M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Turkic language family.
What language family does Bashkir belong to?
Bashkir belongs to the Turkic language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.
What is the language code for Bashkir?
The BCP 47 language code for Bashkir is "ba". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
ba
ISO 639-3
bak
Status
living
Speakers
1.2M speakers
Language Family
Turkic
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Cyrillic

Other Cyrillic Languages

Abkhazian Adyghe Avaric Belarusian Bosnian Bulgarian Buriat Chechen Church Slavic Chuvash Crimean Tatar Dargwa Erzya Ingush Kabardian Kalmyk Kara-Kalpak Karachay-Balkar Kazakh Komi

Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.