Kazhak is the national language of Kazhakstan. It is spoken by over 10 million people world over.
It can also be called Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach and has several dialects including Northeastern Kazakh, Southern Kazakh, Western Kazakh.
Kazhak is also used in China, Germany, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
In 2017, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev decreed that the government would transition from using Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet by 2025.