Ingush

Q: What alphabet or script does Ingush use?

Ingush is written using the Cyrillic script (Cyrl).

Q: What direction is Ingush written?

Ingush is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European languages.

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Ingush is a Nakh-Daghestanian language . It is written using the Cyrillic script. Its BCP 47 language code is inh.

Writing Systems Used for Ingush

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Ingush use?

Ingush is written using the Cyrillic script (ISO 15924 code: Cyrl). Cyrillic is written left-to-right.

What direction is Ingush written?

Ingush is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.

What language family does Ingush belong to?

Ingush belongs to the Nakh-Daghestanian language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.

What is the language code for Ingush?

The BCP 47 language code for Ingush is "inh". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: inh
ISO 639-3: inh
Status: living
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Cyrillic

Other Cyrillic Languages

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