Research Guides: Central Asian Studies: Languages

Librarian/Curator for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies

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A1540 Charles E. Young Research Library
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Los Angeles, CA 90095

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Library of Congress Romanization Tables
Virtual Cyrillic keyboard
Central Asian languages generally derive from Russian, so a Cyrillic keyboard can be useful.
G.A Bunin Uyghur Language Materials
A very thorough website including an Uyghur language e-book and a "map dictionary" of different Uyghur dialects in Xinjiang.
Simon Ager's Omniglot Online Encyclopedia of Writing Systems and Languages
Basic introduction to various alphabets with collections of links to audio files and language related websites.

UCLA Kazakh Language Program
The Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures currently offers a 2-unit course in the Kazakh language. It is in the process of developing further courses.
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UCLA students in the Flagship program study at Al Farabi National University in Almaty, where Russian is the primary language of instruction. The capstone year program in Almaty includes language courses designed to enable students to achieve a professional-level of Russian language competence, internships, direct enrollment courses, and homestays.
Peace Corps Kazakh Language Manual
Kazakh Cyrillic - Latin converter
Lugat Dictionary