Kazakh is a Turkic language spoken mainly in Kazakhstan and parts of Central Asia. It plays a key role in maintaining cultural identity in a rapidly modernising region.
Kazakh
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Classification
Altaic > Turkic
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Speakers
17.3 million
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Script
Cyrillic or Arabic
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Text direction
Left to right (or right-to-left when Arabic script is used)
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Official language
Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China
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Also spoken
Kazakhstan
Kazakh
Kazakh is a Turkic language spoken in Kazakhstan. Kazakh is spoken by the majority of the population and is called the “state language”, while Russian is called the official language, and is normally used for business situations.
The official national anthem of Kazakhstan is the wonderful Менің Қазақстаным (My Kazakhstan), whose music and lyrics are a world apart from the fake version used in the parody film “Borat”.
Kazakh was first written with the Arabic script, then the Roman script and since 1940 with the Cyrillic script. In 2006 the Kazakh President revived the idea of reverting to using the Roman script.
Kazakh is mutually intelligible with Kyrgyz.
At Geo Language Services, we provide Kazakh translations that respect both the linguistic and cultural integrity of the language, ensuring effective communication with the Kazakh-speaking population.
Services offered for this language
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Interesting fact
Kazakh is written in Cyrillic in Mongolia and Kazakhstan, but China’s sizeable population of Kazakh speakers uses an Arabic-derived alphabet.
