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Kazakh

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Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch, spoken in Central Asia by the Kazakhs. It is the official language of Kazakhstan and has official status in the Altai Republic of Russia.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
kaz 2
Speaker Count
16,000,000 2
2021 census estimate.
Status
Living 2
Wikipedia article on Kazakh: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Attested From (Year)
from 1801 3
Region
Central Asia (Turkestan) 2
Classification
Language Kind
Safe 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

Kipchak, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Kazakh Language
Turkic, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Kazakh Language

Written In

Cyrillic Script, Scripts

Kazakh is standardly written in the Cyrillic alphabet in Kazakhstan (a Latin transition has been announced but Cyrillic remains standard in current use).

In the Other Atlases

Found In

Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: Kazakh LanguageLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch, spoken in Central Asia by the Kazakhs.
Central Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: Kazakh LanguageLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch, spoken in Central Asia by the Kazakhs.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Kazakh (Glottolog languoid kaza1248)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
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2. Wikipedia: Kazakh Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch, spoken in Central Asia by the Kazakhs.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    kaz
  • Infobox, Speakers
    16 million (2021 census)
  • Infobox, Region
    Central Asia (Turkestan)
  • Official status, Kazakh entity page
    It is the official language of Kazakhstan and has official status in the Altai Republic of Russia.
  • In Family: Turkic, Infobox, Language family
    Turkic
  • In Family: Kipchak, Infobox, Language family
    Kipchak
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3. Omniglot: Kazakh language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glance
Quote, Language at a glance
First written : 19th century
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