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

Uzbek

In May 1995 a new Roman alphabet was officially decreed for the Uzbek language, amending the alphabet adopted earlier, in 1993. The Roman alphabet is now in parallel use with the Cyrillic alphabet. Full implementation of it has been postponed to the year 2005 (Report by the Convenor of the Working Group on Romanization Systems. UNGEGN, 18th Session. Geneva, 12-23 August 1996. WP No. 21).

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

1 А а a

2 Б б b

3 В в v

4 Г г g

5 Д д d

6 Е е e, ye^A

7 Ё ё yo

8 Ж ж j

9 З з z

10 И и i

11 Й й y

12 К к k

13 Л л l

14 М м m

15 Н н n

16 О о o

17 П п p

18 Р р r

19 С с s

20 Т т t

21 У у u

22 Ф ф f

23 Х х x

24 Ц ц ts

25 Ч ч ch

26 Ш ш sh

27 Ъ ъ ’

28 Ь ь ’

29 Э э e

30 Ю ю yu

31 Я я ya

32 Ў ў o‘ ^B

33 Қ қ q

34 Ғ ғ g‘ ^B

35 Ҳ ҳ h

^A The letter sequence ye is used initially, after the vowel characters (а, е, ё, и, о, у, э, ю, я, ў), й and ь.
^B These letters are decreed to have a different shape when handwritten:

Printed: g‘ o‘

Handwritten: ḡ (or ğ) ō (or ŏ).

1	А а	a
2	Б б	b
3	В в	v
4	Г г	g
5	Д д	d
6	Е е	e, ye^A
7	Ё ё	yo
8	Ж ж	j
9	З з	z
10	И и	i
11	Й й	y
12	К к	k
13	Л л	l
14	М м	m
15	Н н	n
16	О о	o
17	П п	p
18	Р р	r
19	С с	s
20	Т т	t
21	У у	u
22	Ф ф	f
23	Х х	x
24	Ц ц	ts
25	Ч ч	ch
26	Ш ш	sh
27	Ъ ъ	’
28	Ь ь	’
29	Э э	e
30	Ю ю	yu
31	Я я	ya
32	Ў ў	o‘ ^B
33	Қ қ	q
34	Ғ ғ	g‘ ^B
35	Ҳ ҳ	h

Printed:	g‘	o‘
Handwritten:	ḡ (or ğ)	ō (or ŏ).