ISO 15924 · CyrlCyrillic

Cyrillic is a writing system, written left-to-right, in use since 870. In this index it writes 124 languages; the largest group, 27, belongs to the Indo-European family.

124 languagesQ8209

Sample of the Cyrillic — Sample: Crissov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
rusRussianрусский язык‎	`rus`	Indo-European		110 m	1 · National
fasFarsiفارسی	`fas`	Indo-European	+7	70 m	Safe
romRomaniRomani chib	`rom`	Indo-European	+13	46 m	Definitely endangered
azeAzerbaijaniAzərbaycan dili	`aze`	Turkic	+13	35 m	Safe
ukrUkrainianукраїнська мова	`ukr`	Indo-European	+10	34.7 m	1 · National
uzbUzbekOʻzbek tili	`uzb`	Western Karluk		27 m	Safe
kurKurdishZimanê Kurdî	`kur`	Indo-European	+5	21 m	Safe
hbsSerbo-Croatiansrpskohrvatski jezik	`hbs`	Indo-European	+2	19 m
kmrKurmanjiZimanê Kurdî	`kmr`	Indo-European	+3	14.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
tgkTajikзабони тоҷикӣ	`tgk`	—	+2	14 m	1 · National
kazKazakhқазақ тілі	`kaz`	Turkic	+9	13.2 m	1 · National
uigUyghurئۇيغۇر	`uig`	Eastern Karluk	+5	10.4 m	2 · Provincial
bulBulgarianбългарски език	`bul`	Indo-European	+7	9 m	1 · National
monMongolianмонгол хэл	`mon`	Mongolic		7 m
tukTurkmenTürkmen	`tuk`	Turkic	+3	7 m	1 · National
tatTatarтатар теле	`tat`	Turkic		5.4 m	2 · Provincial
kirKyrgyzКыргыз тили	`kir`	Turkic		4.6 m	1 · National
khkKhalkha Mongolianᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠠᠶᠠᠯᠭᠤ	`khk`	Mongolic		2.7 m	1 · National
molMoldovanLimba moldovenească	`mol`	Indo-European		2 m
mkdMacedonianмакедонски јазик	`mkd`	Indo-European	+3	2 m	1 · National
kbdKabardianКъэбэрдей	`kbd`	North Caucasian	+4	1.6 m	5 · Developing
cheChechenНохчийн мотт	`che`	Northeast Caucasian	+2	1.4 m	2 · Provincial
bakBashkirбашҡортса‎	`bak`	Turkic	+1	1.2 m	2 · Provincial
xalOiratхальмг‎	`xal`	Mongolic		780,000	Definitely endangered
pntPontic Greekποντιακά	`pnt`	Indo-European	+6	778,000	6a · Vigorous
avaAvarавар мацI	`ava`	Northeast Caucasian		766,500	3 · Wider Communication
tlyTalyshTolyšə zyvon	`tly`	Indo-European		764,400	4 · Educational
chvChuvashЧăваш чĕлхи	`chv`	Turkic	+1	738,070	2 · Provincial
lezLezgianЛезги чIал	`lez`	Northeast Caucasian		633,610	4 · Educational
rueRusynРусиньскый язык	`rue`	Indo-European	+4	610,000	6a · Vigorous
kaaKarakalpakQaraqalpaq tili	`kaa`	Turkic	+2	583,410	5 · Developing
adyAdygheАдыгабзэ	`ady`	North Caucasian	+1	575,900	2 · Provincial
rmyVlax RomaniRomani	`rmy`	Indo-European	+23	538,480	6b · Threatened
mhrMeadow MariОлыкмарий йылме	`mhr`	Uralic		482,000	4 · Educational
chmMari	`chm`	Uralic		470,000	Definitely endangered
bgxBalkan Gagauz Turkish	`bgx`	Turkic		464,000	7 · Shifting
sahYakutСаха тыла	`sah`	Turkic		450,000	2 · Provincial
xalKalmykХальмг келн	`xal`	Mongolic		431,800	2 · Provincial
kumKumykкъумукъ тил	`kum`	Turkic		426,212	5 · Developing
buaBuryatбуряад хэлэн	`bua`	Mongolic		329,000	Definitely endangered
udmUdmurtУдмурт кыл	`udm`	Uralic		324,000	6b · Threatened
inhIngushгӏалгӏай‎	`inh`	Northeast Caucasian		322,900	4 · Educational
krcKarachay-BalkarКъарачай-малкъар тил	`krc`	Turkic		305,364	5 · Developing
tyvTuvanТыва дыл	`tyv`	Turkic		297,000	2 · Provincial
komKomiКоми кыв	`kom`	Uralic		219,100	Definitely endangered
abkAbkhazАԥсуа бызшәа	`abk`	North Caucasian	+3	190,110	2 · Provincial
uumUrum	`uum`	Turkic		185,000	6b · Threatened
kpvKomi-ZyrianКоми кыв	`kpv`	Uralic		156,000	6b · Threatened
gagGagauzGagauz dili	`gag`	Turkic		148,720	5 · Developing
ladJudaeo-SpanishLingua djudeo-espanyola	`lad`	Indo-European		137,000	7 · Shifting
jdtJudeo-Tat	`jdt`	Indo-European	+3	106,000	6b · Threatened
osdDigor Ossetianдыгурон диалект	`osd`	Indo-European		100,000
myvErzyaЭрзянь кель	`myv`	Uralic		96,860	5 · Developing
nogNogaiNogayşa	`nog`	Turkic		87,119	6b · Threatened
tabTabasaran	`tab`	Northeast Caucasian		75,079	5 · Developing
sghShughnixuɣ̌nůni ziv / хуг̌ну̊ни зив	`sgh`	—		64,800	6a · Vigorous
koiKomi-Permyakкоми-пермяцкӧй кыв	`koi`	Uralic		63,100	6b · Threatened
bhhBukharian	`bhh`	—	+2	60,000	7 · Shifting
altSouthern Altaiалтайдыҥ тил	`alt`	Turkic		55,720	2 · Provincial
rmlBaltic Romani	`rml`	Indo-European	+4	50,000	5 · Developing
rutRutulмыхаӀбишды чӀел	`rut`	Northeast Caucasian		47,400	5 · Developing
bxmMongolia Buriat	`bxm`	Mongolic		42,500	6a · Vigorous
dngDungan	`dng`	Sino-Tibetan		41,400	7 · Shifting
abqAbazaабаза	`abq`	North Caucasian		37,831	5 · Developing
mrjHill MariМары йӹлмӹ	`mrj`	Uralic		30,000	6b · Threatened
agxAghul	`agx`	Northeast Caucasian		29,300	6a · Vigorous
wblWakhiښیکوار زیک	`wbl`	Indo-European	+1	23,681	6a · Vigorous
tkrTsakhurцӀаӀхна миз	`tkr`	Northeast Caucasian		23,000	6b · Threatened
yrkNenets	`yrk`	Uralic		21,926	6b · Threatened
aniAndi	`ani`	Northeast Caucasian		20,000	6b · Threatened
evnEvenkiᠧᠠᠩᠬᠢ	`evn`	Tungusic		15,800	7 · Shifting
svaSvan	`sva`	Kartvelian		15,000	7 · Shifting
rskPannonian Rusyn	`rsk`	Indo-European		14,185	Definitely endangered
ddoTsez	`ddo`	Northeast Caucasian		12,467	6b · Threatened
kcaKhanty	`kca`	Uralic		9,230	6b · Threatened
udiUdi	`udi`	Northeast Caucasian		8,000	5 · Developing
kapBezhta	`kap`	Northeast Caucasian		6,000	5 · Developing
eveEven	`eve`	Tungusic		5,660	7 · Shifting
cktChukchiԒыгъоравэтԓьэн йиԓыйиԓ	`ckt`	—		5,100	6b · Threatened
dlgDolganдолган	`dlg`	Turkic		4,836	6b · Threatened
paqParyaПарйа	`paq`	Indo-European		4,000	6a · Vigorous
kpyKoryak	`kpy`	—		3,500	6b · Threatened
yahYazgulyamyuzdami zevég	`yah`	Indo-European		3,300	6b · Threatened
cjsShor	`cjs`	Turkic		2,839	7 · Shifting
mdfMokshaМокшень кяль	`mdf`	Uralic		2,025	6b · Threatened
essCentral Siberian YupikAkuzipigestun	`ess`	—		1,800	5 · Developing
gldNanaiНа̄най хэсэни	`gld`	Tungusic		1,390	8a · Moribund
kjjKhinalug	`kjj`	Northeast Caucasian		1,000	6b · Threatened
aqcArchi	`aqc`	Northeast Caucasian		970	6b · Threatened
mnsMansi	`mns`	Uralic		938	6b · Threatened
jctKrymchak	`jct`	Turkic		785	8b · Nearly Extinct
selSelkup	`sel`	Uralic		600	5 · Developing
sjdKildin Samiкӣллт са̄мь кӣлл	`sjd`	Uralic		500	8b · Nearly Extinct
nivNivkh	`niv`	—		198	8a · Moribund
ulcUlchНāн'и хэсэни	`ulc`	Tungusic		154	8a · Moribund
ketKet	`ket`	Yeniseian		150	8a · Moribund
nioNganasanНя’’ сиәде	`nio`	Uralic		125	6b · Threatened
udeUdege	`ude`	Tungusic		103	8a · Moribund
kimTofaТоъфа дыл	`kim`	Turkic		93	8a · Moribund
kdrKaraim	`kdr`	Turkic		80	8a · Moribund
negNegidal	`neg`	Tungusic		74	8a · Moribund
ynkNaukan YupikNuvuqaghmiistun	`ynk`	—		50	8a · Moribund
yuxSouthern Yukaghir	`yux`	Uralic		50	8a · Moribund
oaaOrok	`oaa`	Tungusic		47	8a · Moribund
clwChulym	`clw`	Turkic		44	8a · Moribund
ykgTundra Yukaghirԝадул	`ykg`	Uralic		40	8a · Moribund
enhTundra Enets	`enh`	Uralic		15	8a · Moribund
alrAlyutornəməlʔu	`alr`	—		11	8b · Nearly Extinct
sjtTer Samisām’e kīll	`sjt`	Uralic		2	8b · Nearly Extinct
itlItelmen	`itl`	—		1	8a · Moribund
chuChurch SlavonicⰔⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏ ⱗⰸⱏⰺⰽⱏ	`chu`	Indo-European	+14		6b · Threatened
orvOld East Slavic	`orv`	Indo-European			Extinct
tttTat	`ttt`	Indo-European	+1		6b · Threatened
ubyUbykh	`uby`	North Caucasian			10 · Extinct
siaAkkala Sami	`sia`	Uralic			9 · Dormant
darDargwaдарган мез	`dar`	Northeast Caucasian			4 · Educational
oacOroch	`oac`	Tungusic			8b · Nearly Extinct
ysrSirenik Eskimo	`ysr`	—			10 · Extinct
atvNorthern Altai	`atv`	Turkic			6b · Threatened
ughKubachi	`ugh`	Northeast Caucasian
ykhKhamnigan Mongol	`ykh`	Mongolic			Definitely endangered
ossIron Ossetianирон диалект	`oss`	Indo-European
tttMuslim Tat	`ttt`	Indo-European
tgkStandard Tajikзабони адабӣ	`tgk`	—

124 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata