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Turkmen

türkmen dili
tk 7M speakers

Turkmen (türkmen dili) is a Turkic language with approximately 7M speakers speakers. It is written using 3 different scripts. Its BCP 47 language code is tk.

Writing Systems Used for Turkmen

Arabic
العربية
مرحبا بالعالم
RTL Arab
Cyrillic
Кириллица
Привет мир
LTR Cyrl
Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Compare Scripts Used for Turkmen

Arabic vs Cyrillic Arabic vs Latin Cyrillic vs Latin

Frequently Asked Questions

What scripts does Turkmen use?
Turkmen is written in 3 scripts: Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin. The primary script is Latin.
What direction is Turkmen written?
Turkmen is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Turkmen?
Turkmen has approximately 7M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Turkic language family.
What language family does Turkmen belong to?
Turkmen belongs to the Turkic language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Turkmen?
The BCP 47 language code for Turkmen is "tk". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
tk
ISO 639-3
tuk
Status
living
Speakers
7M speakers
Language Family
Turkic
Scripts
3
Primary Script
Latin

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