Kyrgyzstan
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Azerbaijani, North
[azj] Users: 11,500 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 17,300 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani.
Chechen
[che] Users: 1,500 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 1,900 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Nakh, Chechen-Ingush.
Crimean Tatar
[crh] Users: 38,000 in Kyrgyzstan (2013 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern.
Dargwa
[dar] Users: 2,300 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 2,400 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Dargi.
Dungan
[dng] Bishkek city; Chuy region: 2 small nearby border areas; Osh region; Ysyk-Kol region: Karakol area. Users: 56,300 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 58,100 (2009 census). Total users in all countries: 108,500. Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Dzhunyan, Huizu, Kwuizwu, Tungan, Zwn’jan. Autonym: Хуэйзў йүян (Huejzw jyjan). Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
Erzya
[myv] Users: 5,390 in Kyrgyzstan (2013 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Mordvin.
German, Standard
[deu] Scattered. Users: 2,700 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 9,500 (2009 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Deutsch, Nemetskiy. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Kalmyk-Oirat
[xal] Ysyk-Kol region. Users: 300 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 4,200 (2009 census). Status: 8a (Moribund). Classification: Mongolic, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Oirat-Kalmyk-Darkhat.
Karachay-Balkar
[krc] Users: 2,000 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 3,000 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Ponto-Caspian.
Kazakh
[kaz] Users: 22,400 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 33,200 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian.
Korean
[kor] Users: 8,500 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 17,300 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Koreanic.
Kurdish, Northern
[kmr] Users: 12,700 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 13,200 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish.
Kyrgyz
[kir] Widespread. Users: 4,510,000 in Kyrgyzstan (2018). Ethnic population: 3,800,000 (2009 census). Total users in all countries: 5,132,100. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Constitution, Art 5 (1)). Alternate Names: Kara-Kirgiz, Kirghiz, Kirgiz. Autonym: кыргыз тили (Kyrgyz tili), кыргызча (Kyrgyzcha). Classification: Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian.
Lezgi
[lez] Users: 2,400 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 2,600 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Lezgic, Nuclear Lezgic, East Lezgic.
Russian
[rus] Ysyk-Kol region: Lake Ysyk Kol area; widespread. Users: 2,868,000 in Kyrgyzstan, all users. L1 users: 568,000 in Kyrgyzstan (2018). L2 users: 2,300,000 (Arefyev 2012). Ethnic population: 420,000 (2009 census). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Constitution, Article 10(2)). Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Russian Sign Language
[rsl] Scattered. Users: 32,000 in Kyrgyzstan (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 19,000–39,000 deaf signers, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of total population. Status: 5* (Developing). Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Tajik
[tgk] Scattered, mostly south. Users: 42,300 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 46,100 (2009 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (2010, Constitution, Article 10(3)). Alternate Names: Tajiki. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Tatar
[tat] Scattered, mostly northeast. Users: 20,900 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 31,400 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Uralian.
Turkish
[tur] Users: 16,200 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 39,400 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.
Turkmen
[tuk] Users: 1,200 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 1,400 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkmenian.
Ukrainian
[ukr] Users: 5,400 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 21,900 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Uyghur
[uig] Users: 37,300 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 48,500 (2009 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Eastern.
Uzbek, Northern
[uzn] Scattered, mostly south. Users: 910,000 in Kyrgyzstan (2018). Ethnic population: 768,000 (2009 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (1997, Constitution, Article 10(3)). Alternate Names: oʻzbek, oʻzbek tili, oʻzbekcha. Classification: Turkic, Eastern.