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Languages of Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan is a multiethnic country where the indigenous ethnic group, the Kazakhs, comprise the majority of the population. As of 2021, the population of Kazakhstan is 69% Kazakhs, 15.5% Russians, 3% Uzbeks, 2.5% Ukrainians, 1.5% Uyghurs and 1.1% Tatars. The official language of Kazakhstan is Kazakh. Kazakh language is used on coequal grounds.
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Languages of Kazakhstan | |
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Official | Kazakh (national/state language), Russian (official) |
National | Kazakh language |
Minority | Kazakh; German; Uzbek; Uyghur; Tatar; Kyrgyz; Azerbaijani; Korean; |
Foreign | English, German |
Signed | Kazakh Sign Language |
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Source | Languages committee of the Ministry of culture and sports |
Alphabet | Kazakh alphabets Kazakh Braille |
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Other languages natively spoken in Kazakhstan are Dungan, Ili Turki, Ingush, Plautdietsch,[1] and Sinte Romani. A number of more recent immigrant languages, such as Belarusian, Korean,[2] Azerbaijani, and Greek are also spoken.[3]