REPORT ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF
UNITED NATIONS ROMANIZATION SYSTEMS FOR GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
Compiled by the UNGEGN Working Group on Romanization Systems
Version 2.2, January 2003

Turkmen

A new Roman alphabet was officially decreed in 1993 for the Turkmen language that was formerly written in the Cyrillic alphabet. Some of the Roman letters were later changed as confirmed by the Turkmen Standard TDS 565, 1999.

The Cyrillic characters have the following equivalents in the new official Roman alphabet.

1 А а a

2 Б б b

3 В в w

4 Г г g

5 Д д d

6 Е е e, ýe^AB

7 Ё ё ýo^B

8 Ж ж ž^B

9 Җ җ j

10 З з z

11 И и i

12 Й й ý^B

13 К к k

14 Л л l

15 М м m

16 Н н n

17 Ң ң ň^B

18 О о o

19 Ө ө ö

20 П п p

21 Р р r

22 С с s

23 Т т t

24 У у u

25 Ү ү ü

26 Ф ф f

27 Х х h

28 Ц ц (t)s^C

29 Ч ч ç

30 Ш ш ş^B

31 Щ щ şç^D

32 Ъ ъ (omitted)

33 Ы ы y

34 Ь ь (omitted)

35 Э э e

36 Ә ә ä

37 Ю ю ýu^B

38 Я я ýa^B

^A The letter sequence ýe is used initially, after vowel characters (а, е, ё, и, о, ө, у, ү, ы, э, ю, я) and й.
^B Earlier variations of the letters that may still be encountered are as follows (1999 = 1993): Ňň = Ññ, Şş = $¢, Ýý = ¥ÿ, Žž = £_ſ.
^C The Cyrillic ц was used in loanwords only, it has been replaced mainly by s, e.g. Франция Fransiýa.
^D This letter sequence is rarely encountered.

1	А а	a
2	Б б	b
3	В в	w
4	Г г	g
5	Д д	d
6	Е е	e, ýe^AB
7	Ё ё	ýo^B
8	Ж ж	ž^B
9	Җ җ	j
10	З з	z
11	И и	i
12	Й й	ý^B
13	К к	k
14	Л л	l
15	М м	m
16	Н н	n
17	Ң ң	ň^B
18	О о	o
19	Ө ө	ö
20	П п	p
21	Р р	r
22	С с	s
23	Т т	t
24	У у	u
25	Ү ү	ü
26	Ф ф	f
27	Х х	h
28	Ц ц	(t)s^C
29	Ч ч	ç
30	Ш ш	ş^B
31	Щ щ	şç^D
32	Ъ ъ	(omitted)
33	Ы ы	y
34	Ь ь	(omitted)
35	Э э	e
36	Ә ә	ä
37	Ю ю	ýu^B
38	Я я	ýa^B