Kazak — noun 1. a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan) • Syn: ↑Kazakh • Hypernyms: ↑Turki 2. a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic speaking … Useful english dictionary
Kazakh language — Infobox Language name=Kazakh nativename= kk. Qazaq tili , kk. Қазақ тілі, rtl kk. قازاق تىلى pronunciation = [qɑzɑq tˈlə] familycolor=Altaic states=Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,… … Wikipedia
Uzbek language — member of the Turkic language subfamily of the Altaic family, spoken in Uzbekistan, eastern Turkmenistan, northern and western Tajikistan, southern Kazakhstan, northern Afghanistan, and northwestern China. Uzbek belongs to the southeastern … Universalium
Kyrgyz language — language name=Kyrgyz nativename= ky. кыргыз тили, قىرعىز ٴتىلى region=Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Xinjiang (China) speakers=3,136,733 (1993) familycolor=Altaic fam1=Altaic [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show… … Wikipedia
Turkic language speakers — As a branch of Altaic, Turkic is a big group of languages and has about 10 million speakers in China. Turkic languages in China consist of two groups: the first includes Uighur, Kazak, Sala, Uzbek and Tatar, and the second Kirgiz and Yugur. Most… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
Kyrgyz language — also spelled Kirgiz, or Kirghiz, member of the Turkic subfamily of Altaic languages. It is spoken in Kyrgyzstan and in the Pamir Mountains on the border between Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and China. The language belongs to the northwestern … Universalium
Turkic language — noun a subfamily of Altaic languages • Syn: ↑Turki, ↑Turkic, ↑Turko Tatar • Hypernyms: ↑Altaic, ↑Altaic language • Hyponyms: ↑Turkish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sinkiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of — ▪ autonomous region, China Introduction Uygur also spelled Uighur, Chinese (Wade Giles) Hsin chiang Wei wu erh Tzu chih ch ü, (Pinyin) Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, autonomous region occupying the northwestern corner of China. It is… … Universalium
Kazakhstan — /kah zahk stahn /, n. a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 16,898,572; 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km). Cap.: Akmola. Former official name, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Kazakhstan Introduction… … Universalium
Kazakstan — ▪ 2000 Area: 2,724,900 sq km (1,052,090 sq mi) Population (1999 est.): 15,348,000 Capital: Astana Head of state and government: President Nursultan Nazarbayev, assisted by Prime Ministers Nurlan Balgimbayev and, from October 1 (acting; official… … Universalium
