Languages of Kazakhstan
| Languages of Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|
| Official languages | Kazakh -- official state language. |
| Semi-official languages | Russian - using as official |
| Main languages | Kazakh language. |
| Indigenous languages | Dialects of Kazakh language |
| Minority languages | Uzbek; Uyghur; Tatar; Kyrgyz; Azerbaijan; Korean; |
| Main immigrant languages | Turkic languages |
| Main foreign languages | English, Arabic, Chinese |
| Common keyboard layouts |
 The Kazakh keyboard. |
| Source | Languages committee of the Ministry of culture and sports |
| Alphabet |
Kazakh alphabets Kazakh Braille |
The official languages of Kazakhstan are Kazakh and Russian.[1] German, Tajiki, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uyghur, and Uzbek are officially recognized by the 1997 Language Law, No. 151-1.[2][3] Other languages natively spoken in Kazakhstan are Dungan, Ili Turki, Ingush, Plautdietsch, and Sinte Romani.[4]
A number of more recent immigrant languages, such as Belarusian, Korean, Azeri, and Greek are also spoken.[5]
References
- ↑ "Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "О языках в Республике Казахстан". Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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| Sign languages | |
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