Currently, there are six Kazakh language variants defined: kk-arab, kk-cyrl, kk-latn, kk-cn, kk-kz, kk-tr. For example, it can be seen in this screenshot:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Six_Kazakh_MediaWiki_language_variants.png
Six is probably too many, and if all of them are necessary, they should be more clearly labeled and documented.
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invalid | None | T282525 Consider reducing the number of Kazakh language variants | |||
| Resolved | MuratKaribay | T250604 Remove language variants kk-cn, kk-kz, kk-tr from the Kazakh language converter | |||
| Invalid | None | T282526 Improve the display of the Kazakh language variants on the desktop | |||
| Resolved | Nikerabbit | T282520 Fix unnecessary "disable" variants from the Kazakh Wikipedia on mobile web | |||
| Resolved | sgrabarczuk | T255350 Variants label on kk.wikipedia shows "disable" instead of currently chosen variant | |||
| Resolved | Nikerabbit | T66534 Remaining "disable"s in variantname-* | |||
| Resolved | BUG REPORT | Nikerabbit | T285073 Restore variant name translations | ||
| Open | None | T332465 Reimplement: disable display of language variants in variant menu without using CSS custmization | |||
| Resolved | Ladsgroup | T268143 Completely remove Kazakh language converter |
Note since the Kazakh government introduced a new Latin script (latest revised in 2021), there are now multiple Latin orthographies for Kazakh.