Turkmen Alphabet

The Turkmen alphabet consists of 30 letters using the Latin script with special characters, adopted in 1993.

A a
A
a
Ä ä
Ä
ae
B b
Be
b
Ç ç
Çe
ch
D d
De
d
E e
E
e
Ä ä
Ä
ae
F f
Fe
f
G g
Ge
g
H h
He
h
I i
I
i
J j
Je
j
Ž ž
Že
zh
K k
Ka
k
L l
El
l
M m
Em
m
N n
En
n
Ň ň
Eň
ng
O o
O
o
Ö ö
Ö
oe
P p
Pe
p
R r
Er
r
S s
Es
s
Ş ş
Şe
sh
T t
Te
t
U u
U
u
Ü ü
Ü
ue
W w
We
w
Y y
Ye
y
Ý ý
Ý
yy
Z z
Ze
z

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About the Turkmen Alphabet

The Turkmen alphabet uses the Latin script with 30 letters, including special characters ä, ç, ž, ň, ö, ş, ü, w, and ý. Turkmen is a Turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan and neighboring regions. The alphabet was designed to represent Turkmen phonology accurately.

History

Turkmen was written in Arabic script until 1928, when it switched to Latin. In 1940, it was changed to Cyrillic during Soviet rule. After independence in 1991, Turkmenistan returned to a Latin-based alphabet in 1993, which has been in use since then with some modifications.

Key Features

  • Written from left to right
  • 30 letters
  • Special characters for Turkmen sounds
  • Adopted in 1993
  • Replaced Cyrillic
  • Turkic language