Cyrillic script for Kazakh
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The Cyrillic script for Kazakh is the writing system based on the Cyrillic alphabet that has been used for the Kazakh language in Kazakhstan and surrounding regions since the mid-20th century.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| additionalLetter |
І
ⓘ
Ғ ⓘ Қ ⓘ Ң ⓘ Ү ⓘ Ұ ⓘ Һ ⓘ Ә ⓘ Ө ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cyrillic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Arabic script for Kazakh (in China)
ⓘ
Latin script for Kazakh ⓘ |
| containsAdditionalLettersBeyondRussian | yes ⓘ |
| digitalEncoding | Unicode Cyrillic block ⓘ |
| direction | left-to-right ⓘ |
| encodesPhonologyOf | modern standard Kazakh ⓘ |
| hasDistinctLetterFor |
back rounded vowel /ʊ/ (Ұ ұ)
ⓘ
dotless I /ɪ/ (І і) ⓘ front rounded vowel /y/ (Ү ү) ⓘ front rounded vowel /ø/ (Ө ө) ⓘ front unrounded vowel /æ/ (Ә ә) ⓘ non-syllabic /h/ (Һ һ) ⓘ velar nasal /ŋ/ (Ң ң) ⓘ voiced uvular fricative /ʁ/ (Ғ ғ) ⓘ voiceless uvular stop /q/ (Қ қ) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Russian orthographic conventions ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| numberOfLetters | 42 ⓘ |
| officiallyAdoptedInKazakhSSR | 1940 ⓘ |
| officialStatusInKazakhstan | primary script for Kazakh until 2017 reform decision ⓘ |
| primaryUsagePeriod | mid-20th century to early 21st century ⓘ |
| replaced |
Arabic-based Kazakh alphabet (historical)
ⓘ
Latin-based Kazakh alphabet (1929–1940) ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Soviet authorities ⓘ |
| statusInPostSovietPeriod | gradually being replaced by Latin-based Kazakh alphabet in Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| usedBy | ethnic Kazakhs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | Kazakhstan (20th century–21st century) ⓘ |
| usedInMedia |
Kazakh-language books
ⓘ
Kazakh-language newspapers ⓘ Kazakh-language television subtitles ⓘ |
| uses | Russian punctuation conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Kazakh language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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