The Organization of Turkic States has agreed to adopt a common Latin alphabet, but it remains a sensitive topic in Kyrgyzstan, the only member state that has not decided to make the switch.

The proposed version of the alphabet consists of 31 letters. It is noted that the project is based on the decision of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people of 1991-1993. The transition of the ...

As for Uzbekistan, this is the third alphabet reform to take place in the modern Uzbek state. In 1929, Arabic script previously in use among the lettered elite was ditched in favor of a reworked ...

As kids, two Guinean brothers invented a new script for their native language. Now they’re trying to get it on every smartphone.

Earlier this month, Azerbaijan completed its transition to a new Latin script to replace the Cyrillic alphabet in use since the late 1930s. Two Azerbaijani-language newspapers have refused to ...

He signed a decree on “On the translation of the Kazakh language alphabet from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin script” only in 2017 and the country plans to get started on the controversial ...

The Latin alphabet is gaining prominence in Ukraine and Belarus as a symbol of resistance to Russian influence and alignment with the West, according to a linguist.

The Cia-Cia language has been passed down orally for centuries. Now the tribe’s children are learning to write it in Hangul, the Korean script.

5. Malay (Jawi alphabet) The Malaysian language can be written with the Latin alphabet or in Jawi, a form of Arabic script. Here a group of cuties sings the Jawi “Alif Ba Ta.” 6. Thai ...

The Latin script will place Kazakhstan alongside western countries, not to mention other Turkic-language states that have adopted that alphabet. Some Kazakhs would like the reform to proceed faster.

The Chinese script is very well suited to the nature of the Chinese language, but not so wonderful for writing languages with more complex grammatical systems, like Japanese and Korean. Korea is ...