Childhood
General Information
Family and relatives
Creation
100

What is the real name of Abai?

Ibragim

100

When and where was Abai born?

1845, Semei

100

Who were Abai's parents?

Ulzhan and Kunanbay

100

Name the poems about seasons of the year?

Winter, spring, summer and autumn

200

How old was he when he wrote his first poem?

12 years old

200

What is the connection between Abai and Mukhtar Auezov, who wrote an epic novel about the poet?

Mukhtar Auezov is a distant relative of Abai 

200

Who influenced his interest in poetry and literature?

His grandmother Zere

200

How many parts of "The book of words" did he write?

46

300

What languages did he learn in madrassah?

Arabic, Persian 

300

How many classic Russian works of literature he translated into Kazakh?

50

300

What is the name of his cousin who became a famous kazakh poet?

Shakarim

300

What kind of Russian poets did he translate?

Pushkin, lermontov, Krylov and Nekrasov

400

What was his favourite game?

Togyz kumalak

400

What was Mukhtar Auezov originally going to name "Abai Zholy" ("Abai")?

Telgara (Телғара)

400

At what age did Kunanbai send him to study to Semei?

10 years old

400

What is his famous non-fiction work?

The book of words (Қара сөздер)

500

What was the reason of leaving school?

His father decided to train him to take over his role leading the local community and to become head of the family

500

Abai was the founder of Kazakh literature and best-known writer. Also he was a poet, translator, philosopher and ... ?

songwriter / composer

500

What is the real name of Aikerim (Abai's second wife)?

Shukiman (Шүкімән)

500

What was Abai's pen name that was used for his first poems?

Kokbay

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