Uzbek-English/English-Uzbek Practical Dictionary

Uzbek is the official national language of Uzbekistan, where it is spoken by nearly 23 million people. Uzbek speakers also can be found in areas of neighbouring Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and north-western China. An estimated 25 million people speak Uzbek world-wide. Although the Uzbek language is closely related to the Uighur language, Uzbek and the culture have been heavily influenced by Persian. Under the Soviet Union, the Cyrillic alphabet was adopted. Thou