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Kazakh Language

Kazakh dialects, Kazakh alphabet, Kazak orthography, Kazakh language history and sources

Kazakh language

Kazakh: Official language of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Number of Kazakh Speakers: Eight million, including 6.5 million in Kazakhstan.

Kazakh Speakers: In Kazakhstan, Southern Siberia, Northern China (1.2 million), Northeastern of Mongolia, Turkey, Germany, Iran, and Afghanistan.

Language Classification: Central Turkic (or Aralo-Caspian) language family. This family includes Turkish, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani (Azeri), Uigur, Kazakh, and Uzbek.

Kazakh Dialects: Three.

Kazakh Alphabet: In Arabic until 1929, Roman alphabet from 1929 to 1940, and Cyrillic after 1940 with the Soviet regime. Eight vowels and 26 consonants. In addition to 33 Cyrillic characters, there are additional Kazakh characters. There are six cases.

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Kazakh Orthography: Cyrillic scripts are used for many Turkic languages such as new state-languages such as Kazakh. Kazakh orthography has similarities with Turkish orthography.

Kazakh Language History: Earliest Turkic scripts go back to 700 A.D. Soviet rule hindered developments and reforms in the language.

Kazakh Language Enriched by: Arabic, Persian, and modern Russian.

Kazakh Standardization Efforts: Kazakh language was modified in 1954.

Unique Features of Kazakh: Stress is on the last syllable. Kazaks have a rich and ancient tradition of poetry.

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