Student Atay single-handedly translated the Minecraft game into Kyrgyz

Student Atay single-handedly translated the Minecraft game into Kyrgyz

8 april 2025

Atay Azamatov <TAG1> third-year student at the Faculty of Journalism of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. He enjoys drawing, Kyrgyz literature, cinema and computer games. It was his love for his native language that once pushed him to an ambitious project — translation of the cult game Minecraft in Kyrgyz.

In our conversation, Atay will talk about how he contacted the game developers and what difficulties he encountered when translating the game interface. Read more in an interview Limon Media.

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