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Uzbek

o‘zbek
uz 27M speakers

Uzbek (o‘zbek) is a Turkic language with approximately 27M speakers speakers. It is written using 3 different scripts. Its BCP 47 language code is uz.

Uzbek (Oʻzbek tili) is a Turkic language and the official language of Uzbekistan. With approximately 27 million native speakers, it is the most widely spoken Turkic language after Turkish. Uzbek has been written in Arabic script, Cyrillic, and is now officially written in a Latin-based script following Uzbek independence in 1991.

Uzbekistan was historically a major center of Islamic civilization, and Uzbek has rich literary and scholarly traditions. Samarkand and Bukhara, now in Uzbekistan, were among the greatest cultural centers of the medieval Islamic world.

Writing Systems Used for Uzbek

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

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Arabic vs Cyrillic Arabic vs Latin Cyrillic vs Latin

Frequently Asked Questions

What scripts does Uzbek use?
Uzbek is written in 3 scripts: Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin. The primary script is Latin.
What direction is Uzbek written?
Uzbek is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Uzbek?
Uzbek has approximately 27M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Turkic language family.
What language family does Uzbek belong to?
Uzbek belongs to the Turkic language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Uzbek?
The BCP 47 language code for Uzbek is "uz". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
uz
ISO 639-3
uzb
Status
living
Scope
macrolanguage
Speakers
27M 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.