Kazakh alphabets

A 1902 Kazakh text in both Arabic and Cyrillic script.
Arabic and Latin script Kazakh alphabets in 1924

The Kazakh language was written mainly in four scripts at various points of time – Old Turkic, Cyrillic, Latin, and Arabic – each having a distinct alphabet. The Arabic script is used in Iran, Afghanistan, and China, while the Cyrillic script is used in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Mongolia. In October 2017, a presidential decree in Kazakhstan ordered a transition from the Cyrillic to Latin script to be phased in from 2023 to 2031.[1]

  1. ^ "Kazakhstan to change from Cyrillic to Latin alphabet". Deutsche Welle. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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