Languages of Kazakhstan

The official languages of Kazakhstan are Kazakh and Russian.[1] German, Tajiki, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uyghur, and Uzbek are officially recognized by the 1997 Language Law, No. 151-1.[2][3] Other languages natively spoken in Kazakhstan are Dungan, Ili Turki, Ingush, Plautdietsch, and Sinte Romani.[4]

A number of more recent immigrant languages, such as Belarusian, Korean, Azeri, and Greek are also spoken.[5]

References

  1. "Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. "Kazakhstan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. "О языках в Республике Казахстан". Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. "Kazakhstan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. "Kazakhstan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 21 December 2014.


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