Kazakhstan steps up efforts to preserve native tongue

Government says it is concerned that not enough of its citizens can speak their own language properly.

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Kazakhstan’s government says it is worried that not enough of its citizens can speak their own language properly.

The country is spending millions of dollars to project an image of a strong state with a rich language and culture.

Al Jazeera’s Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Almaty as part of our series on cultural protectionism. 


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