Uzbek, Southern

Primary tabs

Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Faryab, Ghor, Jawzjan, Kunduz, Samangan, and Takhar provinces; Aqcha, Maimana, Saripul, and Sheberghan towns.

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Azerbaijan

Language NameUzbek, Southern

User Population

1,900 in Azerbaijan (Leclerc 2017b).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

Pakistan

Language NameUzbek, Southern

User Population

1,630,000 in Pakistan (2018).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Refugees from Afghanistan. Muslim.

Turkey

Language NameUzbek, Southern

User Population

4,200 in Turkey (2019).

Location

Hatay, Gaziantep, and Sanliurfa provinces.

Alternate Names

O’zbek

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Refugees from Afghanistan; now Turkish citizens. Distinct from Northern Uzbek [uzn] of Uzbekistan and China. Muslim.