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.

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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Latin script (1929–1940) followedBy Cyrillic script for Kazakh
Latin script (1929–1940) wasReplacedBy Cyrillic script for Kazakh