Countries
China, Kazakhstan, Russia
  
China, Kazakhstan, Russia
  
National Language
Gambia, Kazakhstan
  
Gambia, Kazakhstan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Regulated By
Kazakh language agency
  
Kazakh language agency
  
Interesting Facts
- The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
- Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  
- The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
- Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  
Similar To
Turkish and Uzbek Languages
  
Turkish and Uzbek Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kazakh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kazakh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic
  
Arabic, Cyrillic
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)
  
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)
  
Thank You
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)
  
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)
  
How Are You?
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)
  
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)
  
Good Night
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)
  
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)
  
Good Evening
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)
  
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)
  
Good Afternoon
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)
  
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)
  
Good Morning
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)
  
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)
  
Please
өтінемін (ötinemin)
  
өтінемін (ötinemin)
  
Sorry
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)
  
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)
  
Bye
bye
  
bye
  
I Love You
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)
  
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)
  
Excuse Me
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)
  
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)
  
Dialect 1
Northeastern Kazakh
  
Northeastern Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan
  
Kazakhstan
  
Dialect 2
Southern Kazakh
  
Southern Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan
  
Kazakhstan
  
Dialect 3
Western Kazakh
  
Western Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan
  
Kazakhstan
  
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
11.00 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى
  
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى
  
Alternative Names
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq
  
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq
  
French Name
kazakh
  
kazakh
  
German Name
Kasachisch
  
Kasachisch
  
Pronunciation
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]
  
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]
  
Ethnicity
Kazahks
  
Kazahks
  
Origin
17th Century
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Turkic Family
  
Turkic Family
  
Subgroup
Turkic
  
Turkic
  
Branch
Northwestern (Kipchak)
  
Northwestern (Kipchak)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Kazakh
  
Kazakh
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kk
  
kk
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kaz
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 2/B
kaz
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 3
kaz
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kaza1248
  
kaza1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Agglutinative