Turkmen

Oghuz Turkic language of Central Asia
Intangible natural_language Q9267
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Turkmen is associated with Afghanistan.[1]

Turkmen

Summary

Turkmen is a natural language[1]. Turkmen draws 1,515 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #78 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Turkmen is in the country of Afghanistan[3].
  • Turkmen is in the country of Iran[4].
  • Turkmen is in the country of Turkmenistan[5].
  • Turkmen is in the country of Tajikistan[6].
  • Turkmen is in the country of Uzbekistan[7].
  • Turkmen is in the country of Pakistan[8].
  • Turkmen's instance of is recorded as natural language[9].
  • Turkmen's instance of is recorded as modern language[10].
  • Turkmen is a type of Eastern Oghuz[11].
  • Turkmen is a type of Turkic[12].
  • Turkmen's writing system is recorded as Latin script[13].
  • Turkmen's writing system is recorded as Cyrillic script[14].
  • Turkmen's writing system is recorded as Turkmen alphabet[15].
  • Turkmen's writing system is recorded as Russian Braille[16].
  • Turkmen's writing system is recorded as Perso-Arabic script[17].
  • Turkmen's Commons category is recorded as Turkmen language[18].
  • Turkmen's Wikimedia language code is recorded as tk[19].
  • Turkmen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39, 'lon': 59}[20].
  • Turkmen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Turkmen language[21].
  • Turkmen's described at URL is recorded as https://turkic.elegantlexicon.com/lx.php?lx=tkm[22].
  • Turkmen's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+6975120'}[23].
  • Turkmen's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+16000000'}[24].
  • Turkmen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tk', 'text': 'Türkmen'}[25].
  • Turkmen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tk', 'text': 'Türkmençe'}[26].
  • Turkmen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tk', 'text': 'түркменче\u200e'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[9] and modern language[10]. Recorded subclass of include Eastern Oghuz[11] and Turkic[12].

Why It Matters

Turkmen draws 1,515 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #78 of 734).[2] Turkmen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Turkmen is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ethnologue.com. ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 39, 'lon': 59}
    Indigenous to Balkh Province, Badghis Province, Faryab Province +8
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+6975120'}, {'amount': '+16000000'}
    Writing system Latin script, Cyrillic script, Turkmen alphabet +2
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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