Abstract
Uzbekistan's linguistic landscape is shaped by the political and historical events
of the 20th century. While Uzbek is the dominant native language, spoken by roughly
80% of the population (mostly ethnic Uzbeks), the remaining 20% speak dozens of
other languages. Russian is a prominent native language for a significant portion of the
population and frequently serves as a second, third, or foreign language for many nonRussian speakers. The status of both Uzbek and Russian has evolved significantly
throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
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