uzbTechnical information about ISO 639 language code uzb
The table below provides technical details for the Uzbek language, designated by the uzb code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Uzbek Native Ўзбек |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern UzbekSouthern Uzbek |
| Related languages | UyghurKazakhKyrgyzTurkmenTurkish |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Karluk branch of the Turkic familyModern Uzbek uses a Latin alphabet but historically employed Arabic and Cyrillic scriptsThe language has largely lost the vowel harmony typical of Turkic tonguesPersian and Arabic loanwords constitute a sizable portion of its vocabularyIt retains partial mutual intelligibility with Uyghur. |
| Sample phrase | Salom, qalaysiz? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Uzbek language, identified by the code uzb, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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