Tatar language

Writing system

Tatar has been written in a number of different alphabets.

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Writing system was legased from Bolgar language, which used Orkhon script before 920s and Arabic script later.

Related Topics:
Bolgar language - Orkhon script - 920s - Arabic script

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Pre-1928

Before 1928 Tatar was written with a variant of the Arabic alphabet (Iske imla ...- 1920; Yanga imla 1920-1928).

Related Topics:
Arabic alphabet - Iske imla - 1920 - Yanga imla - 1928

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1927-1938

In Soviet Union Tatar has been written with a Latin alphabet named Janalif.

Related Topics:
Soviet Union - Latin alphabet - Janalif

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Cyrillic

In Tatarstan (a republic of Russia where Tatar is most commonly used) and all other parts of Russia a Cyrillic alphabet is used to write Tatar; also in Kazakhstan.

Related Topics:
Tatarstan - Russia - Cyrillic alphabet

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Modern Latin

A Latin alphabet-based system has been used mostly in Tatarstan since 2000 and generally on the Internet, although this has been less common more recently due to the Russian law that all languages of Russia must be written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Related Topics:
Latin alphabet - Tatarstan - 2000 - Internet - Russia - Cyrillic alphabet

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