Languages of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is one of four former Soviet republics in Central Asia to have Russian as a de jure official language. The Kyrgyz language was adopted as the official language in 1991. After pressure from the Russian and other minorities in the country, the republic adopted Russian as an official language as well in 1997, to become an officially bilingual country.
| Languages of Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|
Sign in English, Kyrgyz and Russian | |
| Official | Kyrgyz (national/state language) Russian (official and interethnic) |
| Main | Kyrgyz |
| Indigenous | Dialects of Kyrgyz language |
| Minority | Tajik; Uzbek; Uyghur |
| Immigrant | Turkic languages |
| Foreign | English; Arabic (coming with Islam); Chinese; French |
| Signed | Russian Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | |
| Source | |
| Alphabet | Kyrgyz alphabets Kyrgyz Braille |
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