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Language code: kaz

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kaz

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The table below provides technical details for the Kazakh language, designated by the kaz code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

kaz

Name

Official

Kazakh

Native

Қазақ тілі

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
NortheasternSouthernWestern
Related languages
KyrgyzKarakalpakNogaiBashkir
Key facts
Belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic familyHistorically written in Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic scriptsExhibits strict vowel harmony with nine phonemic vowelsMarks evidentiality with a special past-tense formRich oral poetry tradition performed by akyns with the dombra.
Sample phrase

Сәлем, қалайсың?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Kazakh language, identified by the code kaz, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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