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BGN–PCGN romanization of Kazakh

In Kazakhstan, a land so grand, They have a language, oh so grand. Kazakh is written in Cyrillic script, But fear not, there's a way to flip. BGN/PCGN is the name, Of the system that brought fame. It helps us anglophones to say, Kazakh words the English way. With Latin letters, we can write, Kazakh words, oh what a sight. But there are marks, just a few, To represent sounds that are new. An umlaut for vowels that are front, A macron for long vowels, we hunt. An overdot to tell apart, Two "e"s, it's quite the art. So now you know, my little friend, The Kazakh alphabet, from start to end. With BGN/PCGN, it's easy to see, How to romanize Kazakh, just like me! Random page: BVLOS drone medical delivery trials in India