Kirghiz, or Kyrgyz, is spoken primarily in Kyrgyzstan and is a part of the Turkic language family. It plays a key role in the country’s culture and communication.
Kirghiz
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Classification
Altaic > Turkic
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Speakers
4 million
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Script
Cyrillic
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Text direction
Left to right (or Right-to-left when Arabic script is used)
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Official language
Kyrgyzstan
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Other names
Kyrgyz, Kirghiz
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Also spoken
Tajikistan
Kirghiz
Kyrgyz is a Turkic language spoken in Kyrgyzstan and is mutually intelligible with neighbouring Kazakh. It is one of the official languages of Kyrgyzstan along with Russian.
Kyrgyz was originally written in Turkic Runes, then the Arabic script, then the Roman script and since 1940 with the Cyrillic script… and there are now calls to change to the Latin script. China has about 150 000 Kyrgyz speakers, but for political reasons the script used there has not changed, so it’s still written with the Arabic script.
At Geo Language Services, we provide precise translations into Kirghiz, ensuring they capture the linguistic nuances and cultural context of the language.
Services offered for this language
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Interesting fact
Kirghiz (or Kyrgyz) has four personal pronouns for “you”: Сен is singular and informal, Силер is plural and informal, Сиз is singular and formal, and Сиздер is plural and formal.
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