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Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Asia is home to hundreds of languages comprising several families and some unrelated isolates. The most spoken language families on the continent include Austroasiatic, Austronesian, Japonic, Dravidian, Indo-European, Afroasiatic, Turkic, Sino-Tibetan, Kra–Dai and Koreanic.
4 sty 2022 · Languages in Central Asia: Kazakh? Kyrgyz? Tajik? Turkmen? Uzbek? Learn more about the different languages & learn how to say hello in Central Asia.
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5 dni temu · The five largest ethnic groups in Central Asia are, in descending order of size, the Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, and Kyrgyz. All those groups speak languages related to Turkish except for the Tajik, who speak a language related to Persian. Islam is the dominant religion, with most adherents belonging to the Sunni branch.
The five big ethnic groups in Central Asia are the Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, and Kyrgyz. Linguistically all of these groups, with the exception of the Tajiks whose language is more similar to modern-day Persian, speak languages that are from Turkic language family and resemble Turkish.
Central Asia is home to a mosaic of languages and ethnic groups. The most widely spoken languages include Russian, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, and Tajik. The demographics of the region reflect a blend of various ethnic communities, each contributing to the vibrant cultural landscape.
