Similarities Between Turkmen and Uzbek

Can speakers of different Turkic languages such as Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur, Kazakh, Yakut, and others understand each other? In this episode we showcase some of the similarities between Turkmen, a Turkic language spoken primarily in Turkmenistan, and Uzbek, a Turkic language spoken primarily in Uzbekistan. Be sure to check out Ataş’ channel: Contact us on Instagram with your suggestions and feedback: The Turkic languages consist of over 35 different documented languages, originating from East Asia. There is a high degree of mutual intelligibility among some Turkic languages as we discuss in the video. The Turkmen (Türkmençe) language has official status in Turkmenistan and is also spoken by a significant minority in Iran and Afghanistan. Uzbek (O‘zbekcha) is the official and only declared national language of Uzbekistan and is spoken primarily in Central Asia. It is