This user is currently working on Turkmen and Uzbek languages.
I am studying about Uzbek and Turkmen languages especially by adding alternative scripts.
Adding alternative scripts to Turkmen entries should use this template: {{tk-variant|c=|l=|a=}}. c= represents Cyrillic, l= represents Latin and a= represents Arabic script. If you use this command it will shown like this
Latin alphabet is official script in Turkmenistan. Cyrillic used during Soviet era and still used older generations personally but never used anymore in official documents or books in Turkmen. And Arabic script used by Turkmens in Iran and Afghanistan. There is two ways to write Turkmen in Arabic script. First traditional orthography, second reformed orthography. For example in reformed orthography o, ö, u, ü vowels are represented as اوْ، اؤ، اۇ، اۆ. But in traditional orthography all of them are represented as او. Orthography rules of first one is more similar to Azerbaijani (southern) and second one is more similar to Ottoman Turkish and Uzbek (southern). (So here you can get help these languages which are more standarded than Arabic-Turkmen). But because of more widely using of traditional orthography and historical reasons, I prefered it here. In non-borrowed words, initial g (with back vowels) should be written as ق. ex. gapy = قاپی. But in non-intial position of some words g can be written as خ ex. ýagşy = یخشی. (Ordinary way to write g sound in Arabic script گ for front vowels ans غ for back vowels). And also, words borrowed from Arabic and Persian should be written as its original spelling. For example mätäç = محتاج. And Russian borrowing should be written in its Persian equivalent. Both Iranian and Dari standards can be prefered. For example in Turkmenistan standard respublika means republic. But in Arabic script جمهوریت should be prefered:
In Uzbek, {{uz-variant|a=|c=|r=|af=}} this template is used. Here, a= represents Yangi Imlo (New orthography), c= cyrillic, r= roman and af= Arabic script in Afghanistan. If you use this template, it will be shown as;
Latin script is official script in Uzbekistan. But unlike Turkmenistan, cyrillic aphabet is widely used as latin alphabet as. You can find Uzbek documents written in Cyrillic still. For example in BBC-Uzbek both Cyrillic and Latin scripts are used. Yangi Imlo used in short period between 1923–1928 and not used anymore. Perso-Arabic script is used Afghanistan and more similar to Ottoman Turkish and Chaghatai. But in Chaghatai alif-madda آ (non-intial just alif ا) can be used for /æ/ sound, in Uzbek normally fatha is used (in final position ha ه). And vowels used more regularly in Uzbek than Chaghatai and Ottoman Turkish. Here, there is vowel chart in Uzbek. And of course Arabic and Persian loanwords are always written as its original.
Vowels in Uzbek
Latin
Initial
Middle
Final
Aa
ا
ـَ (fatha)
ه
Ee
ای/اې
ی/ې
Ii
ای
ی
Oo
آ
ا
O'o'
او/اۉ
و/ۉ
Uu
او
و
If final vowel of a word stem or a suffixe is -a, it is always written as ha (ه) and cannot be ommitted. ex. kechalar = کیچهلر (nights) or keladi = کیلهدی he/she comes.
Vowels in suffixes has close syllables can be ommitted.
Some words can have more than one alternative spellings in Arabic script. So if one of them exist in English Wiktionary, you should choose this one. (Or if you can write more than one options, you can write all of them, but I did not can). For example in Turkmen bildir means last year. In Arabic script you can write this as بلدر, بلدیر or بیلدیر but in Wiktionary "بلدیر" is exist, so I had choosen this spelling.
And also, Russian loanwords should be written in its Persian equivalent. But in Uzbek, just Afghan/Dari standard should be prefered.
