Nogai alphabets

Nogai writing is a script used to write the Nogai language. During its existence, it has changed its graphic basis several times. Currently, the Nogai script functions in the Cyrillic alphabet. There are 4 stages in the history of Nogai writing:

  • before 1920s — unwritten; Kypchak and/or Chagatai was used instead with the Perso-Arabic script
  • 1926-1928 — standardized Arabic script specific to Nogai language
  • 1928—1938 — writing based on the Latin alphabet
  • from 1938 — writing based on the Cyrillic alphabet
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