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1. There are very few people in America who learn or speak Kazakh! Those who study Kazakh can find careers in a variety of fields including translation and interpreting, consulting, foreign service and intelligence, journalism, and many others. 2. Kazakhstan is the biggest country in Central Asia, with the largest economy, the second largest population, and the most trade with the United States. Business partnerships with Kazakhstan and the U.S. are growing, creating a demand for educated Americans who are fluent in Kazakh. 3. Kazakh is a gateway to accessing Turkic languages spoken by millions of people in the former Soviet Union, China, and the Caucuses, including the Tatar, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur peoples. These regions are of vital strategic importance in the world today! 4. The revival of the Kazakh language is an exciting storyand just by learning Kazakh, you become part of it. Kazakhs appreciate foreigners who take the time to learn their language and share their unique way of life. 5. Learning Kazakh is fun! The grammar of Kazakh is consistent and the spelling is phonetic. Yes, learning Kazakh can be challenging, but remember what you wont have to worry about: nouns dont have gender, adjectives dont have to agree with nouns, and verbs arent irregular! Best of all, by learning Kazakh you will get to know the Kazakh people, immerse yourself in their rich cultural heritage, and experience their way of life and the values they share.
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Uzbeks are the most numerous Turkic people in Central Asia. They predominantly mostly live in Uzbekistan, a landlocked country of Central Asia that shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south. Many Uzbeks can also be found in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
the collapse of the Soviet-Union, Kazakh lexicon went through a major de-Russification process. As a result, many Russian loanwords were replaced with the original Kazakh ones.
Traditionally, Kazakhs are pastoral nomads, raising horses, sheep, goats, two-humped camels, and cattle. Horsemeat and fermented mares milk are still favorite Kazakh foods. Soviet collectivization policies forced on Kazakhs ended in famine and a mass outmigration of Kazakhs to the neighboring China. Beginning in the 1990s, due to Kazakhstans economic boom, many ethnic Kazakhs began returning to their historic lands from China, Mongolia and other post-Soviet states. Contemporary Kazakh culture is truly Eurasian: a unique blend of nomadic traditions, Russian and Soviet past and modern-day Western influences. Regional and clan influences remain strong among the Kazakhs, who were traditionally divided into three jz (hordes): the Senior jz, the Middle jz, and the Junior jz. Each jz has a dozen or more different clans, and although belonging to a certain jz or clan does not play a major role in peoples social-economic lives todays, many Kazakhs are still proud to identify themselves within their jz and know their ancestors within seven generations. Kazakhs are avid musicians. Dombra, a traditional Kazakh musical instrument, accompanies all kinds of Kazakh ceremonies and get-togethers. Traditionally, Kazakhs arrange song contests, aitysh, during festivity or holidays and the public chooses the best folk singer among the contestants.