Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet
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The Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet is the historical writing system used for the Kazakh language in Kazakhstan and parts of Central Asia, based on the Cyrillic script with additional letters to represent Kazakh-specific sounds.
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cyrillic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Ё
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І ⓘ А ⓘ Б ⓘ В ⓘ Г ⓘ Д ⓘ Е ⓘ Ж ⓘ З ⓘ И ⓘ Й ⓘ К ⓘ Л ⓘ М ⓘ Н ⓘ О ⓘ П ⓘ Р ⓘ С ⓘ Т ⓘ У ⓘ Ф ⓘ Х ⓘ Ц ⓘ Ч ⓘ Ш ⓘ Щ ⓘ Ъ ⓘ Ы ⓘ Ь ⓘ Э ⓘ Ю ⓘ Я ⓘ Ғ ⓘ Қ ⓘ Ң ⓘ Ү ⓘ Ұ ⓘ Һ ⓘ Ә ⓘ Ө ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalLettersForKazakh |
Ғ
ⓘ
Қ ⓘ Ң ⓘ Ү ⓘ Ұ ⓘ Һ ⓘ Ә ⓘ Ө ⓘ |
| hasCharacterSetSize | 42 letters (standard Soviet-era Kazakh Cyrillic) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
dominant Kazakh script in the 20th century
ⓘ
historical standard for Kazakh in Kazakhstan ⓘ official script of Kazakh in independent Kazakhstan until Latin transition ⓘ official script of Kazakh in the Kazakh SSR ⓘ |
| hasScriptType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| hasStatus | being gradually replaced by Kazakh Latin alphabet in Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Cyrl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyUsedFor | Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Kazakh language standardization bodies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet language policy authorities ⓘ |
| replaced |
Kazakh Arabic script (earlier usage)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakh Latin alphabet (1929–1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
Kazakh consonant phonemes
ⓘ
Kazakh vowel harmony distinctions ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Cyrillic ⓘ |
| stillUsedIn |
China (Kazakh communities)
NERFINISHED
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Russia (Kazakh communities) NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kazakh diaspora in former Soviet states
ⓘ
Kazakh speakers in Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| usedFor | Kazakh language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInAdministration | state documents in Kazakh during Soviet and early post-Soviet periods ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | schools in Kazakhstan during Soviet period ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf | Kazakh language ⓘ |
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