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.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 51.16°, 71.47°
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Northern Kazakh vs Western Kazakh
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Atyrau Kazakh
The Kazakh of western Kazakhstan around Atyrau and Aktobe. The dialect group with the most extensive contact features from Tatar and Bashkir; transitional toward the Volga Kipchak varieties.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 47.10°, 51.91°
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DialectNorthern KazakhThe Kazakh of northern Kazakhstan around Astana and Pavlodar. Closer to Tatar in several lexical and phonological features, with stronger Russian-contact influence.DialectWestern KazakhThe Kazakh of western Kazakhstan around Atyrau and Aktobe. The dialect group with the most extensive contact features from Tatar and Bashkir; transitional toward the Volga Kipchak varieties.CompareEastern Kazakh vs Northern KazakhAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Kazakh and the dialects within it.