The president outlined key tasks for the development of the Kazakh language and declared 2027 as the year of large-scale construction.
At the X Kurultai of the Kazakh Tili International Society, the Head of State Kasem-Jomart Tokayev outlined the priorities of the language policy and a number of national tasks.
Kazinform collected the main points of the speech:
Kazakh language and unity. The state language is the most important factor in strengthening the unity of the state. At the same time, the development of the Kazakh language should not hinder the development of other languages in our country.
New spelling standards. The president ordered to review and arrange the rules of the Kazakh language, update dictionaries and complete this work by the end of 2027. For this purpose, a special working group will be established under the coordination of the presidential administration.
Digitization of the language. It is necessary to establish a national digital database of the Kazakh language, to increase the work on the digitization of books, periodicals, archival materials and museums, and to expand quality and attractive content in the Kazakh language in the digital space. We are also talking about increasing the number of films, games, digital products and educational materials in the national language.
The language of science and technology. The president called for special attention to be paid to the preparation of quality textbooks in the Kazakh language and to create the most favorable conditions for studying engineering, medicine, law, economics, natural sciences and information technology.
Multilingual dictionaries. The head of state ordered to continue the Oxford Kazakh dictionary project and develop high-quality bilingual and multilingual dictionaries connecting the Kazakh language with the main official languages of the United Nations.
"Della Ormans" project. The president supported the initiative to green the country. In the course of a year, about 5 million trees were planted on 400 dunams as part of the project. In the future, it is planned to create green areas near villages, regional centers and large cities.
construction of people.