Bashkort

• Alternate names: Bashkir, Basquort Also: in Kazakhstan -- Bashkir; in Tajikistan -- Bashkir; in Turkmenistan -- Bashkir; in Ukraine -- Bashkir; in Uzbekistan -- Bashkir
• Scriptures published: Portions (1899--2003)
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: Russian Federation
• Region: Bashkortostan Republic, between Volga river and Ural mountains; beyond the Urals
• Also used in: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
• Religion: Muslim (Sunni)
• Livelihood: Oil workers; agriculturalists; traditionally cattle raisers
• Status: Statutory language of provincial identity in Russian Federation
• Number of users: 1,221,340 (1,150,000; 21,400 in Kazakhstan; 5,410 in Tajikistan; 2,610 in Turkmenistan; 3,670 in Ukraine; 35,000 in Uzbekistan)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Watch The JESUS Film in Bashkort
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Bashkort
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Bashkort on the web
• Joshua Project: Bashkort — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Bashkort — detailed linguistic information.