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The Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet

The Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet has 42 letters.

Vowels in the Kazakh language: а, ә, и, о, ө, е, у, ү, ұ, і
hard: а, о, ұ, у (бару), ы, і
soft: ә, ө, ү, і, е, и, у (келу)
open: а, ө, о, е, э
narrow: ы, і, и, и, ү, ұ

Consonant sounds: б, в, г, ғ, д, ж, з, й, к, қ, л, м, н, ң, п, р, с, т, у, ф, х, һ, ц, ч, ш, щ
voiceless: п, ф, к, қ, т, с, ш, щ, х, ц, ч, һ
voiced: б, в, г, ғ, д, з, ж
sonorant: р, л, й, у (тау), м, н, ң

In the Kazakh language, there are nine specific sounds that are not present in English: ә, ө, ү, ұ, і, қ, ғ, ң, һ