Turkmen (Türkmen)

Turkmen (tk, tuk) is a world language. Wikidata records about 16M speakers. It is written in Cyrillic script and Latin script. It is an official language in 2 countries, including Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.

Translation guides

• English → Turkmen translation
• Turkmen → English translation

Where Turkmen is official

• Afghanistan
• Turkmenistan

Rates for Turkmen translation

Turkmen falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →