Uzbekistan
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Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken
[auz] Buxoro, Navoiy, and Qashqadaryo regions; Samarkand region, middle and lower Zerafshan valley, some in Katta-Kurgan town; small villages. Users: 700 (1992 G. Watson). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Central Asian Arabic, Jugari, Jugari Arabic, Uzbeki Arabic, Uzbekistan Arabic. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Armenian, Western
[hyw] Toshkent City; Samarqand region. Users: 65,700 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: 5* (Developing). Classification: Indo-European, Armenian.
Azerbaijani, North
[azj] Scattered. Users: 59,600 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani.
Bashkort
[bak] Scattered. Users: 46,500 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Uralian.
Belarusian
[bel] Scattered. Users: 21,200 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Bukharic
[bhh] Buxoro region: cultural center. Users: 3,840 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Bokharian, Bokharic, Bukharan, Bukharin, Judeo-Tajik. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Chechen
[che] Users: 1,700 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Nakh, Chechen-Ingush.
Chuvash
[chv] Samarqand and Toshkent regions. Users: 13,100 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Bolgar.
Crimean Tatar
[crh] Navoiy and Samarqand regions. Users: 177,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Crimean Turkish, Qırım Türkçesi, Qirim, Qirimtatar. Classification: Turkic, Southern.
Dargwa
[dar] Xorazm province: north. Users: 2,600 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Dargi.
Dungan
[dng] Users: 1,700 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
Erzya
[myv] Toshkent region. Users: 16,200 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Mordvin.
Georgian
[kat] Xorazm region: north near Turkmenistan border. Users: 6,200 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Kartvelian, Georgian.
German, Standard
[deu] Users: 17,200 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Greek
[ell] Users: 5,300 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic.
Karakalpak
[kaa] Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic; Buxoro, Navoiy, and Xorazm regions along lower Amu river, south Aral Sea area. Users: 726,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Ethnic population: 726,000 (2019 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 869,870. Status: 5* (Developing). Statutory language of provincial identity in Karakalpakstan (1995, Official Language Law (amended), 3561-XI, Article 3). Alternate Names: Kara-Kalpak, Karaklobuk, Klobouki, Tchorny. Autonym: Qaraqalpaq tili, Қарақалпақ тили (Qaraqalpaq tili). Classification: Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian.
Kazakh
[kaz] Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic; Buxoro, Jizzax, Navoiy, and Sirdaryo regions. Users: 824,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Ethnic population: 825,000 (2019 World Factbook). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian.
Korean
[kor] Toshkent City. Users: 182,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Koreanic.
Kyrgyz
[kir] Andijon, Farg’ona, and Namangan regions: scattered. Users: 282,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian.
Lak
[lbe] Users: 3,700 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Lak.
Lezgi
[lez] Qoraqalpog’iston Republic: Amundaryo district, Nukus area. Users: 4,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Lezgic, Nuclear Lezgic, East Lezgic.
Lithuanian
[lit] Users: 2,000 in Uzbekistan (2010 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Mari, Meadow
[mhr] Users: 5,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Mari.
Ossetic
[oss] Users: 7,800 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Northeastern.
Parya
[paq] Suxondaryo region: upper Surkhandarya valley. Users: 1,000 in Uzbekistan (2008). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Unclassified.
Persian, Iranian
[pes] Xorazm region; scattered elsewhere. Users: 33,300 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Polish
[pol] Users: 3,300 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic.
Romanian
[ron] Users: 8,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern.
Russian
[rus] Major cities. Users: 11,800,000 in Uzbekistan (Arefyev 2012), all users. L1 users: 4,720,000 (2019 World Factbook). Ethnic population: 759,000 (2019 World Factbook). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Rossiya. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Russian Sign Language
[rsl] Scattered. Users: 22,000 in Uzbekistan (2008 WFD). Another estimate: 100,000–200,000, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of the total population (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Status: 6a (Vigorous). Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Tajik
[tgk] Buxoro, Farg’ona, Navoiy, Qashqadaryo, Samarqand, and Surxondaryo regions. Users: 1,450,000 in Uzbekistan (2019 World Factbook). Ethnic population: 1,580,000 (2019 World Factbook). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Tajiki. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Tatar
[tat] Users: 702,000 in Uzbekistan (2017). Ethnic population: 479,000 (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Uralian.
Turkish
[tur] Buxoro, Jizzax, Navoiy, Qashqadaryo, Samarqand, and Sirdaryo provinces. Users: 143,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Osmanli, Türkçe. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.
Turkmen
[tuk] Scattered along Turkmenistan border. Users: 197,000 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkmenian.
Udmurt
[udm] Users: 4,140 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Permian.
Ukrainian
[ukr] Users: 72,700 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Uyghur
[uig] Andijon, Farg’ona, and Namangan regions; cultural centers: Andijon and Toshkent cities; scattered elsewhere. Users: 48,500 in Uzbekistan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Eastern.
Uzbek
Uzbek, Northern
[uzn] Widespread. Users: 24,500,000 in Uzbekistan (2019 World Factbook). Ethnic population: 27,600,000 (2019 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 27,745,270. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1995, Official Language Law (amended), 3561-XI, Article 1). Alternate Names: oʻzbek, oʻzbekcha, Özbek. Autonym: oʻzbek tili, ўзбек тили (oʻzbek tili). Classification: Turkic, Eastern.