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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alphabet
writing system
basedOn Cyrillic script NERFINISHED
contains Ё
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
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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Kazakh Latin alphabet hasTransliterationRelationWith Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet
Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet relatedAlphabet Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet
Kazakh Arabic alphabet replacedBy Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet
Kazakh Latin alphabet replaces Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet