Compare two dialects of Kazakh side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Qazaqşa · Southern Kazakh
A Kipchak Turkic language and the official language of Kazakhstan. The Almaty-area variety, traditionally the southern standard. Currently transitioning from Cyrillic to a Latin-based alphabet.
Astana Kazakh
The Kazakh of northern Kazakhstan around Astana and Pavlodar. Closer to Tatar in several lexical and phonological features, with stronger Russian-contact influence.
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