Languages of Kazakhstan Languages of Kazakhstan The Dungan language (autonym: Хуэйзў йүян [Huėyzŭ yüyan]; 东干语 [東干語] in Chinese) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the 50,000 Dungan or ( Hui) of Central Asia. It is spoken primarily in Kyrgyzstan, with speakers in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia as well. This ethnic group may be the descendants of prisoners of war brought to China in the 14th century, who migrated west from China into Central Asia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dungan language"
Karakalpak is a Northwestern Turkic language mainly spoken mostly by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan ( Uzbekistan), along the lower Amu Darya river, and around the southern part of the Aral Sea. Small groups of speakers also live in Afghanistan (probably fewer than 2000 speakers), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. Karakalpak was written in the Arabic alphabet until 1928, in the Latin alphabet (with additional characters) from 1928 to 1940, and is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet (with additional characters) today, although there seems to be a trend to return to the Latin alphabet after the end of the Soviet era. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karakalpak language"
Kazak, also Kazakh, Khazakh, Qazaq, Kosach, and Kaisak (Қазақ тілі in Cyrillic, Qazaq tilî in the Latin alphabet, and قازاق تءىلءي in the Arabic alphabet) is a Western Turkic language closely related to the Nogai and Karakalpak languages. It is the official language of Kazakhstan, and it is spoken in Central Asia, Iran, and the former Soviet Union. Germany has some Kazak speakers in the second half of the 20th century and onward. These are mainly descendants of the Volga Germans who were deported to Kazakhstan, mixed with the local population and later returned to Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kazakh language"
Kurmanji (Kurdish: kurmancî or kirmancî) is the major Kurdish dialect spoken in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, the ex-Soviet states and by Kurds living in Central Asia. Almost 65% of all Kurds speak this dialect. The other great Kurdish dialect is Sorani, which is widely spoken in Iraq and Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kurmanji"
Kyrgyz or Kirghiz (Кыргыз ...more on Wikipedia about "Kyrgyz language"
Lezgi, also called Lezgian, is a language spoken by the Lezgins who live in southern Dagestan (a republic of Russia) and northern Azerbaijan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lezgi language"
Nogai (also Nogay or Nogai Tatar), is a language spoken in Central Asia (southwestern Russia). Three distinct dialects are recognized: Qara-Nogay (Black or Northern Nogay), spoken in Dagestan; Nogai Proper, in Stavropol; and Aqnogay (White or Western Nogay), by the Kuban River, its tributaries in Karachay-Cherkessia, and in the Mineralnye Vody District. Qara-Nogay and Nogai Proper are very close linguistically, while Aqnogay shows more differences. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nogai language"
Romanian (limba română IPA ) is the fifth of the Romance languages in terms of number of speakers. It is spoken natively by about 24 to 29 million people, and enjoys official status in Romania, Moldova and the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbia and Montenegro). The official form of the Moldovan language in the Republic of Moldova is identical to the official form of Romanian save for a minor rule in spelling. Romanian is also an official or administrative language in various communities and organisations (such as the Latin Union and the European Union - the last as of 2007). ...more on Wikipedia about "Romanian language"
Russian (Russian: русский язык, russkiy yazyk, ) is the most widely spoken language of Europe and the most widespread of the Slavic languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Russian language"
Uyghur (ئۇيغۇرچه, Uyƣurqə, or ئۇيغۇر تىلى, Uyƣur tili; Chinese: 维吾尔语 Wéiwú'ěryǔ) is a Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people in Xinjiang (also called East Turkestan or Uyghuristan), China. The name of the language is spelled variously as Uyghur, Uighur, Uygur and Uigur. ...more on Wikipedia about "Uyghur language"
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