Oʻzbekcha

Uzbek

Turkic

FamilyTurkic Speakers~35M ScriptLatin/Cyrillic CountriesUzbekistan, Afghanistan Official inUzbekistan Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3uzb

Uzbek is the largest Karluk Turkic language and the most-spoken Turkic language in Central Asia, with ~37M speakers and the official language of Uzbekistan. Heavy Persian (Tajik) lexical influence reflects the historical Bukharan and Samarkandi cosmopolitan cultures. Lost the typical Turkic vowel harmony in standard varieties due to prolonged Persian contact. Script changes: Arabic (pre-1928) → Latin (1928-40) → Cyrillic (1940-91) → Latin (1991-present, finalised 1995/2019). Literary tradition since 14th-c. Chagatai with Alisher Navoi (1441-1501).

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Uzbek

Water

suv

suv

Fire

olov

ɒlɒv

Sun

quyosh

qujɒʃ

Moon

oy

ɒj

Star

yulduz

julˈduz

Night

tun

tun

Rain

yomgʻir

jɒmˈɣir

Snow

qor

qɒr

Wind

shamol

ʃɒˈmɒl

Earth

tuproq

tupɾɒq

Stone

tosh

tɒʃ

Mountain

togʻ

tɒɣ

Sea

dengiz

deŋˈɡiz

Mother

ona

ɒna

Father

ota

ɒta

Daughter

qiz

qiz

I

men

men

You

sen

sen

We

biz

biz

Name

ism

ism

Person

odam

ɒˈdam

Head

bosh

bɒʃ

Eye

koʻz

koz

Ear

quloq

qulɒq

Nose

burun

burun

Mouth

ogʻiz

ɒˈɣiz

Tooth

tish

tiʃ

Tongue

til

til

Hand

qoʻl

qol

Foot

oyoq

ɒjɒq

Heart

yurak

juˈɾak

Bone

suyak

suˈjak

Blood

qon

qɒn

Poop

boʻq

boq

Love

sevgi

sevɡi

Tree

daraxt

daɾaxt

Dog

it

it

Cat

mushuk

muʃuk

Fish

baliq

baˈliq

Bird

qush

quʃ

Butterfly

kapalak

kapaˈlak

Egg

tuxum

tuˈxum

Bear

ayiq

ajiq

Horse

ot

ɒt

House

uy

uj

Milk

sut

sut

Honey

asal

asal

Salt

tuz

tuz

Wine

sharob

ʃarɒb

Rice

guruch

ɡuˈrutʃ

Chocolate

shokolad

ʃokoˈlad

Iron

temir

temir

Wheel

gʻildirak

ɣildirak

Silk

ipak

iˈpak

Book

kitob

kiˈtɒb

Eat

yemoq

jemɒq

Drink

ichmoq

itʃmɒq

Sleep

uxlamoq

uxlaˈmɒq

One

bir

biɾ

Two

ikki

ikˈki

Three

uch

utʃ

Four

toʻrt

tort

Five

besh

beʃ

Hundred

yuz

juz

Hello

salom

salɒm

Thank you

rahmat

rahmat

Good

yaxshi

jaxʃi

New

yangi

jaŋi

Red

qizil

qiˈzil

White

oq

ɒq

Black

qora

qɒˈɾa

Green

yashil

jaˈʃil

Blue

zangori

zaŋɡɒˈri

Cuckoo

kakku

kakˈku

Woof

vov-vov

vɒv vɒv

Computer

kompyuter

kompjuˈter

Sushi

sushi

suˈʃi

Tea

choy

tʃɒj

Coffee

qahva

qahˈva

Sugar

shakar

ʃaˈkar

Orange

apelsin

apelˈsin

Ninety-nine

toʻqson toʻqqiz

toqˈsɒn toqˈqiz

Dopamine

dofamin

dofaˈmin

At sign

kuchukcha

kutʃukˈtʃa

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Turkic

Meaning UzbekUyghurCrimean TatarKyrgyzKumykKarachay-BalkarKarakalpak
Water suv /suv/ سۇ /su/ suv /suv/ суу /suː/ сув /suw/ суу /suw/ suw /suw/
Fire olov /ɒlɒv/ ئوت /ot/ ateş /ateʃ/ от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ ot /ot/
Sun quyosh /qujɒʃ/ قۇياش /qujɑʃ/ küneş /kyneʃ/ күн /kyn/ гюн /ɡyn/ кюн /kyn/ kún /kyn/
Moon oy /ɒj/ ئاي /ɑj/ ay /aj/ ай /ɑj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ay /aj/
Star yulduz /julˈduz/ يۇلتۇز /julˈtuz/ yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/ жылдыз /dʒɯɫˈdɯz/ юлдуз /julduz/ жулдуз /ʒulˈduz/ juldız /ʒuldɯz/
Night tun /tun/ كېچە /ketʃɛ/ gece /ɡedʒe/ түн /tyn/ гече /ɡetʃe/ кече /ketʃe/ tún /tyn/
Rain yomgʻir /jɒmˈɣir/ يامغۇر /jɑmˈʁur/ yağmur /jaːmur/ жамгыр /dʒɑmɡɯr/ янгур /jaŋˈur/ жауун /ʒɑˈwun/ jamǵır /dʒɑmˈʁɯr/
Snow qor /qɒr/ قار /qɑr/ qar /qɑr/ кар /qɑr/ къар /qar/ къар /qar/ qar /qɑr/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Uzbek
Men mehmonxona ro'parasidagi do'kon -da ko'rgan kostyumni kiyib ko'r moqchiman
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Mən otelin qarşısındakı mağaza -da gördüyüm kostyumu geyinib yoxlamaq istəyirəm
Мен қонақүйдің қарсысындағы дүкен -де көрген костюмімді киіп көргім келеді
Мен мейманкананын каршысындагы дүкөн -дө көргөн костюмду кийип көргүм келет
Ben otelin karşısındaki dükkân -da gördüğüm takım elbiseyi denemek istiyorum
Uzbek
Men mehmonxona ro'parasidagi do'kon -da ko'rgan kostyumni kiyib ko'r moqchiman

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