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Central Asian Languages
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Central Asia is a region between the Middle East, China and Russia, most of the 6 republics their are ex-Soviet Republics, with different Diverse Languages. Languages in Afghanistan Main Article Afghanistan is perhaps the Most Diversed country in Central Asia, it has 5 main languages, 3 of them are Official Languages. the majority of Afghans Speak while 35% of the populations speak Pashto, which is a local language in Afghanistan, the Remaining population Speak Uzbek 8%, Balochi 4%, and Turkmen 3%. beside these 5 languages, there are also minority languages used in Afghanistan, with the Biggest minority speaking Aimaq, and it is Classified under the Indo-European Family, and Persian. other languages are Tajik Arabic, Ashkun, Azerbaijani, Brahui, Darwazi, Domari, Grangali, Gawar-Bati, Gujari, Hazaragi, Jakati, Kamviri, Karakalpak, Kati, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Malakhel, Mogholi, Munji, Ormuri, Pahlavani, Parachi, Parya, Pashayi, Prasuni, Sanglechi-Ishkashimi, Savi, Shughni, Shumashti, Tirahi, Tregami, Waigali, Wakhi, Warduji and Wotapuri-Katarqalai. Languages in Kazakhstan Qazaq Language is spoken by 12 million Central Asian, mostly spoken in Kazakhstan, 2 million use the Language in Russia and China. its writing system is Cyrialic, Latin or Arabic. it falls under the Kypchak Family, which is a branch of the Turkic Language. Russian is another Language Used in Kazakhstan, even tho it is mostly Spoken in the Northern parts of the Country, it is widley understood in the Rest of the Country. Other Languages in Kazakhstan include Dungan and Uyghur. Languages in Kyrgyzstan Main Article Kyrgyzstan is one of two of the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia to retain Russian as an official language (Kazakhstan is the other). It added the Kyrgyz language to become an officially bilingual country in September 1991. This sent a clear signal to the ethnic Russians that they were welcome in the new independent state, in an effort to avoid a brain drain. Kyrgyz is a member of the Turkic group of languages and was written in the Arabic alphabet until the 20th century. Latin script was introduced and adopted in 1928, and was subsequently replaced by Cyrillic script in 1941. Languages in Tajikstan The language has diverged from Persian as spoken in Afghanistan and Iran, as a result of political borders, the standardisation process, and the influence of Russian and neighbouring Turkic languages. The standard language is based on the north-western dialects of Tajik (region of old major city of Samarkand), which have been somewhat influenced by the neighbouring Uzbek language as a result of geographical proximity. Today the Language is Spoken by 4.3 million, mostly living within the Tajik Boundries. other minority languages found in Tajikistan are Arabic, also called Central Asian Arabic, Farsi, Parya, Sanglechi-Ishkashimi, Shughni, Wakhi, Yagnobi and Yazgulyam. Languages in Turkmenistan unlike mots of Its neighbors in Central Asia, Turkmenistan is not as diverse, it has one Language Used which is Turkmen, while Like Most Central Asian republics, Russian is a widely Used and Understood language. Other minority languages found in Turkmenistan are Uzbek, Balochi and Kazakh also, Kurmanji is Used around Ashgabat. Languages in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan is a very Diverse Country Linguisticly, with 8 Languages spoken by its Minority and Uzbek and Russian as official Languages. Languages spoken by the Uzbek Minority is Uzbek Arabic, also called Kashkadarya Arabic or Central Asian Arabic, it is close to the Iraqi Arabic Dialect, it is mostly spoken in the Province of Bukhara, other Languages include Bukharic, Crimean Turkish, Judeo-Crimean Tatar and Karakalpak. See Also
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