Kyrgyz serves as the state language of the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, where it holds that position alongside Russian, which is an official language. It is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch, closely related to Kazakh, and speakers of the two can often follow one another with a little effort. Modern Kyrgyz uses a Cyrillic alphabet of 36 letters; before the Soviet period Arabic script was the norm, and Kyrgyz communities in China still write the language that way. Estimates put overall speaker numbers at around 5 million. Since independence in 1991 the government has promoted Kyrgyz in schools, universities and public administration, though Russian remains widely used in cities such as Bishkek and Osh.
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