Language

Turkmen

Turkmen is a language in the Turkic family spoken in 11 countries.

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Scripture in Turkmen

A complete Bible is reported in Turkmen.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Turkmen is spoken

  • Afghanistan
  • Azerbaijan
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Pakistan
  • Russia
  • Tajikistan
  • Türkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

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About Turkmen

Language family
Turkic
ISO 639-3 code
tuk
Glottocode
turk1304
Also known as
Turkmen: Nerezim

Dialects and varieties 20

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Turkmen as a whole.

  • AnauliNo known Scripture
  • ArsariNo known Scripture
  • BayatNo known Scripture
  • CawdurNo known Scripture
  • ChavdurNo known Scripture
  • EsariNo known Scripture
  • GoklenNo known Scripture
  • KhasarliNo known Scripture
  • LevantineNo known Scripture
  • NerezimNo known Scripture
  • NokhurliNo known Scripture
  • SalyrNo known Scripture
  • SariqNo known Scripture
  • SaryqNo known Scripture
  • ShirikNo known Scripture
  • SouthNo known Scripture
  • TekeNo known Scripture
  • XatapNo known Scripture
  • YomudNo known Scripture
  • YomutNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.