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Languages that contain Z

8 languages containing the letter Z — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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AzerbaijaniBerber (Tamazight)CzechDzongkha
KazakhKyrgyzUzbekZulu

List of Languages That Contain Z

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    Azerbaijani

    A Turkic language spoken in Azerbaijan and Iran's northwestern provinces — about 23 million speakers, closely related to Turkish.

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    Berber (Tamazight)

    A family of Afroasiatic languages indigenous to North Africa — collectively called Amazigh — with official status in Morocco and Algeria.

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    Czech

    A West Slavic language closely related to Slovak — official in the Czech Republic and famed for the unique "ř" consonant heard nowhere else.

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    Dzongkha

    The national language of Bhutan — a Sino-Tibetan language of the southern Himalayas closely related to classical Tibetan.

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    Kazakh

    A Turkic language and the official language of Kazakhstan — about 13 million speakers, transitioning from Cyrillic to a Latin-based script by 2025.

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    Kyrgyz

    A Turkic language and the official tongue of Kyrgyzstan — closely related to Kazakh, with about 5 million speakers.

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    Uzbek

    A Turkic language and the most-spoken Turkic language after Turkish — Uzbekistan's official language, with about 34 million speakers.

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    Zulu

    A Nguni Bantu language and the most widely spoken first language in South Africa — official, distinctive for its iconic click consonants.

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