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Language code: tuk

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tuk

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The table below provides technical details for the Turkmen language, designated by the tuk code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

tuk

Name

Official

Turkmen

Native

Türkmençe

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
TekeYomutErsaryGoklenChowdurSalyr
Related languages
TurkishAzerbaijaniGagauzQashqaiCrimean Tatar
Key facts
Belongs to the Oghuz branch of the Turkic familyAgglutinative with pervasive vowel harmonyModern orthography uses a Latin script adopted in the 1990s after earlier Arabic and Cyrillic stagesDefault word order is Subject–Object–VerbHas no grammatical gender and marks plurality mainly with the suffix –lar/–ler adjusted by vowel harmony.
Sample phrase

Salam, ýagdaýyň nähili?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Turkmen language, identified by the code tuk, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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