Kazakh language

 Oxford to launch Kazakh language program

Oxford to launch Kazakh language program

The University of Oxford plans to launch a Kazakh language program. An agreement was signed between the British university and the Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Minister of Science and Higher Education …

Kazakh cabinet banned from speaking Russian

Kazakh cabinet banned from speaking Russian

A ban on speaking Russian in Kazakhstan's cabinet meetings took effect yesterday. The country's President Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered all parliamentary hearings to be held in Kazakh, saying those who are …

 Updated Latin-based script for Kazakh language approved

Updated Latin-based script for Kazakh language approved

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed amendments to the previous decree on adoption of the Latin-based scrip for the Kazakh language.  Nazarbayev issued the decree on the switch of the Kazakh language …

Nazarbayev orders transition to Latin-based alphabet

Nazarbayev orders transition to Latin-based alphabet

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev inked an executive order telling his government to prepare the Kazakh alphabet for a transition to Latin letters from Cyrillic ones. "The government of Kazakhstan is to set up …

Kazakh alphabet in Latin represented in country's parliament

Kazakh alphabet in Latin represented in country's parliament

The new alphabet of the Kazakh language in Latin, consisting of 25 letters, was presented in the Parliament of Kazakhstan, the director of the Baitursynov Institute of Linguistics, Erden Kazhybek reported. "This alphabet was submitted …

Kazakhstan switches to Latin alphabet

Kazakhstan switches to Latin alphabet

The Kazakh alphabet will be switched to Latin soon. The transition schedule will be made by the government of the country on behalf of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. "Until the end of 2017, after consulting with …