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Kazakh

қазақ тілі
kk 13M speakers

Kazakh (қазақ тілі) is a Turkic language with approximately 13M speakers speakers. It is written using 2 different scripts. Its BCP 47 language code is kk.

Kazakh (Қазақ тілі) is a Turkic language and the official language of Kazakhstan. It is spoken by approximately 13 million people in Kazakhstan and neighboring countries. Kazakh is written in the Cyrillic script in Kazakhstan, though a transition to a Latin-based script has been initiated.

Kazakh is an agglutinative language with vowel harmony and is closely related to Kyrgyz. The Kazakh steppe has historically been a meeting point of Turkic, Mongolic, and Iranian cultures, which is reflected in the language's vocabulary.

Writing Systems Used for Kazakh

Arabic
العربية
مرحبا بالعالم
RTL Arab
Cyrillic
Кириллица
Primary
Привет мир
LTR Cyrl

Compare Scripts Used for Kazakh

Arabic vs Cyrillic

Frequently Asked Questions

What scripts does Kazakh use?
Kazakh is written in 2 scripts: Arabic, Cyrillic. The primary script is Cyrillic.
What direction is Kazakh written?
Kazakh is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Kazakh?
Kazakh has approximately 13M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Turkic language family.
What language family does Kazakh belong to?
Kazakh belongs to the Turkic language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.
What is the language code for Kazakh?
The BCP 47 language code for Kazakh is "kk". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
kk
ISO 639-3
kaz
Status
living
Speakers
13M speakers
Language Family
Turkic
Scripts
2
Primary Script
Cyrillic

Other Cyrillic Languages

Abkhazian Adyghe Avaric Bashkir Belarusian Bosnian Bulgarian Buriat Chechen Church Slavic Chuvash Crimean Tatar Dargwa Erzya Ingush Kabardian Kalmyk Kara-Kalpak Karachay-Balkar Komi

Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.