ðə lˈætɪn skɹˈɪpt wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst baɪ ðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən æz pˈɑːɹt əvən ˈɛfɚt tʊ ɪŋkɹˈiːs lˈɪɾɚɹəsi ænd dˈɪstəns ðə, æt ðæt tˈaɪm, lˈɑːɹdʒli ɪlˈɪɾɚɹət pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, fɹʌmðɪ ɪslˈɑːmɪk sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə.
The Latin script was introduced by the Soviet Union as part of an effort to increase literacy and distance the, at that time, largely illiterate population, from the Islamic Central Asia.