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Kazak language

Kazak language

7.4
A Turkic language that Kazakh people speak in Kazakhstan and nearby areas
  • noun
translation icon : idioma kazajo
  • Many people in Kazakhstan speak the Kazak language.

Examples

  • The grammar rules of the Kazak language differ from those of Russian.

  • She translated documents from English into Kazak language.

  • Many students are learning Kazak language to connect with their heritage.

  • The Kazak language is rich in history.

  • Many students are learning Kazak language to connect with their heritage.

  • She translated documents from English into Kazak language.

  • Many people in Kazakhstan speak the Kazak language fluently.

Synonyms

Kazakh language
vsKazak language
7.2

A Turkic language spoken by Kazakh people in Kazakhstan and nearby areas

uses an alternate spelling of the same language name
Kazakh
vsKazak language
8.0

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kazakhstan and nearby countries

uses a slightly different regional phrasing while keeping same sense
Kazak
vsKazak language
8.9

The Turkic language spoken by people in Kazakhstan

uses a different spelling but keeps identical meaning

Surface Forms

Kazak language singular
Kazak languages plural

Morphology

Kazak + language

The phrase is a straightforward composition of a proper noun/adjectival ethnonym 'Kazak' (referring to the Kazakh people or their nationality) and the noun 'language', so its meaning 'the language of the Kazak/Kazakh people' is directly derivable from the parts. This possessive/attributive naming pattern for languages is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Kazak language takes its name from Kazak, an old Turkic word 'qazaq' meaning 'free person' or 'wanderer'. People who moved across the wide grasslands were called that, so the name now refers to the language spoken by those people.