Are Kazakhs indeed Turkified Mongols?

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Are you talking about /q/ (voiceless uvular stop)?

According to eurasianphonology.info, /q/ is also included in these languages:

Indo-Iranian: Lemi Chin, Khowar, Shughni, Rushani, Khufi, Sarikoli, Yazghulami, Kalam (Swat-Dir) Kohistani, Wotapuri-Katarqalai, Domari, Southern Pashai, Kalkoti, Kumzari, Dari, Sorani
Caucasian: Adyghe, Dargwa, Hinuq
Semitic: Kuwaiti Arabic, Barwar Neo-Aramaic, Betanure Neo-Aramaic, Arbel Neo-Aramaic, Amədya Neo-Aramaic, Alqosh Neo-Aramaic
Isolate: Burushaki

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Lemi Chin: b p pʰ d t tʰ k kʰ q qχ ʔ m n ŋ v f s sʰ h l r j
Khowar: p b pʰ t̪ d̪ t̪ʰ ʈ ɖ ʈʰ k g kʰ q m n̪ ts dz tsʰ ʈʂ ɖʐ ʈʂʰ tɕ dʑ tɕʰ f s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ x ɣ h ɾ ʋ j ɫ l
Shughni: p b t d k g q ts dz tʃ dʒ l m n w f v s z θ ð j x ɣ χ ʁ ʃ ʒ r
Rushani: p b t d k g q ts dz tʃ dʒ l m n w f v s z θ ð j x ɣ χ ʁ ʃ ʒ r
Khufi: p b t d k g q ts dz tʃ dʒ l m n w f v s z θ ð j x ɣ χ ʁ ʃ ʒ r
Sarikoli: p b t d k g q ts dz tʃ dʒ l m n s z ʃ ʒ f v θ ð x ɣ χ ʁ w j r
Yazghulami: p b t d c ɟ k g kʷ gʷ q qʷ ts dz tʃ dʒ l m n w f v s z θ ð j x ɣ χ ʁ ʃ ʒ χʷ ʁʷ xʷ r
Kalam (Swat-Dir) Kohistani: p t ʈ k q pʰ tʰ ʈʰ kʰ b d ɖ g ts ʈʂ tʃ tsʰ ʈʂʰ tʃʰ dʒ f s ʂ ʃ x h z ɣ m n ɳ ŋ ɬ l r w j
Wotapuri-Katarqalai: p t ʈ k q pʰ tʰ ʈʰ kʰ b d ɖ g ts ʈʂ tsʰ ʈʂʰ dz dʒ f s ʂ x h z m n ɳ r ɽ ɭ l w j
Adyghe: m n r w j b p pʼ pʼʷ d t tʼ tʼʷ ɡʷ k kʷ kʼ kʼʷ q qʷ ʔʼ ʔʼʷ f z s dz ts tsʼ ʒ ʃ tʃ tʃʼ ʑ ɕ dʑ tɕ tɕʼ ẑ ẑʷ ŝ ŝʷ ŝʼ ŝʼʷ dẑʷ tŝʷ ɮ ɬ ɬʼ ɣ x xʷ ʁ ʁʷ χ χʷ h
Mongghul (Huzhu Monguor): pʰ tʰ kʰ p t k q tsʰ tʃʰ ʈʂʰ ts tʃ ʈʂ f s ʃ ʂ x m n ŋ l r w j
Eastern Yugur: pʰ tʰ kʰ qʰ p t k q tsʰ tʃʰ ts tʃ s ʃ χ h β ɣ ʁ m n ŋ l r j l̥ n̥ j̊
Dongxiang: pʰ tʰ kʰ qʰ p t k q tsʰ tʃʰ ʈʂʰ ts tʃ ʈʂ s ʃ ʂ x h ʐ ʁ m n ŋ l r w j
Mangghuer (Minhe Monguor): pʰ tʰ kʰ p t k q tsʰ tʃʰ ʈʂʰ ts tʃ ʈʂ f s ʃ ʂ x m n ŋ l r w j
Baoan (Ñantoq): pʰ tʰ kʰ p t k q tsʰ tʃʰ ts tʃ f s ʂ ç χ h ʒ m n ŋ l r w j
Caodeng rGyalrong: p t c k q pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ qʰ b d ɟ ɡ ⁿb ⁿd ⁿɟ ⁿɡ ⁿɢ ts ʈʂ tʃ tsʰ ʈʂʰ tʃʰ dz ɖʐ dʒ ⁿdz ⁿɖʐ ⁿdʒ m n ɲ ŋ f s ʂ ʃ x χ v z ʒ ɣ ʁ r l̥ l w j ʔ
Khalong Tibetan: p t ts ʈʂ c tʃ k q ⁿpʰ ⁿtʰ ⁿtsʰ ⁿcʰ ⁿtʃʰ ⁿkʰ pʰ tʰ tsʰ ʈʂʰ cʰ tʃʰ kʰ qʰ b d ɖʐ ɟ dʒ ɡ ⁿb ⁿd ⁿdz ⁿɖʐ ⁿɟ ⁿdʒ ⁿɡ f s ʂ ʃ x χ m n ɲ ŋ m̥ n̥ ɲ̊ ŋ̊ r l l̥ j
Yongning Na (Mosuo): pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k ɡ qʰ q ɢ m n ɲ f s z ɕ ʑ ʂ ʐ ɣ h tsʰ ts dz tɕʰ tɕ dʑ ʈʂʰ ʈʂ ɖʐ l̥ w j l
Zhongu Tibetan: p ʰp pʰ ⁿpʰ b ⁿb m̥ m w t ʰt tʰ ⁿtʰ d ⁿd s z n̥ n l̥ l r̥ r ts ʰts tsʰ ⁿtsʰ dz ⁿdz ʈʂ ʈʂʰ ⁿʈʂʰ ɖʐ ⁿɖʐ ʂ ʐ tʃ ʰtʃ tʃʰ ⁿtʃʰ dʒ ⁿdʒ ʃ ʒ ɲ̊ ɲ k ʰk kʰ ⁿkʰ g ⁿg ŋ̊ ŋ ɣ q qʰ χ ʁ
gSerpa: p pʰ b ⁿb m v t tʰ d ⁿd n s z r l l̥ ts tsʰ ⁿdz ʈʂ ʈʂʰ ɖʐ ⁿɖʐ ʂ c cʰ ɟ ⁿɟ j tʃ tʃʰ dʒ ⁿdʒ ɲ ʃ ʒ k kʰ g ⁿg ŋ x ɣ q qʰ χ ʁ h
Modern Aramaic (Northeastern): p b t d tʃ dʒ k g q ʕ ʔ f v x ɣ ħ s z ʃ ʒ m n l r w j h pˤ bˤ tˤ dˤ sˤ zˤ mˤ tʃˤ lˤ rˤ
Kangjia: pʰ tʰ kʰ qʰ p t k q tsʰ tʃʰ ts tʃ f s ʃ χ h v z ɣ ʁ m n ŋ l r j
Japhug: p t c k q pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ qʰ b d ɟ ɡ ⁿb ⁿd ⁿɟ ⁿɡ ⁿɢ ts tɕ ʈʂ tsʰ tɕʰ ʈʂʰ dz dʑ ɖʐ ⁿdz ⁿdʑ ⁿɖʐ m n ɲ ŋ s ɕ ʂ x χ z ʑ ɣ ʁ w l r j l̥ ʔ
Hmong Njua (Green Hmong): p t c k q ʔ pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ qʰ ⁿp ⁿt ⁿc ⁿk ⁿq ⁿpʰ ⁿtʰ ⁿcʰ ⁿkʰ ⁿqʰ ts tʃ ʈʂ tsʰ tʃʰ ʈʂʰ ⁿts ⁿtʃ ⁿʈʂ ⁿtsʰ ⁿtʃʰ ⁿʈʂʰ m n ɲ ŋ v ʒ j f s ʃ ç h sʰ l ɬ
Shixing: p pʰ b ⁿb t̪ t̪ʰ d̪ ⁿd̪ k kʰ q qʰ ⁿɢ ʔ g ⁿg m m̥ n̪ n̥̪ ɲ ŋ t̪s̪ t̪s̪ʰ d̪z̪ ʈʂ ʈʂʰ ɖʐ tɕ tɕʰ ⁿd̪z̪ ⁿɖʐ dʑ ⁿdʑ s̪ z̪ ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ x χ ʁ h ɦ ɬ̪ w r̪ j l̪
Lahu (Black): p t tʃ k q pʰ tʰ tʃʰ kʰ qʰ b d dʒ ɡ m n ŋ f ʃ x v l j ɣ
Sui: p t ts tɕ k q ʔ pʰ tʰ tsʰ tɕʰ kʰ qʰ ⁿb ⁿd ɡ ʼɡ ɢ ʼb ʼd m̥ n̥ ɲ̊ ŋ̊ ʼm ʼn ʼɲ ʼŋ m n ɲ ŋ f s ɕ x h v l z j ɣ ʁ ʼw ʼj ʼɣ
Malto: p b m w t̪ d̪ n̪ θ̪ s r l ʈ ɖ ɽ c ɟ ɲ j k g ŋ q ɣ h
Northern Qiang (Yadu): p t̪ k q pʰ t̪ʰ kʰ qʰ b d̪ g ts ʈʂ tɕ tsʰ ʈʂʰ tɕʰ dz ɖʐ dʑ ɸ s ʂ ɕ x χ h z ʐ ʁ ɦ m n̪ ɲ ŋ ɬ l w j
Balti (Kharkoo): p pʰ b t tʰ d k kʰ g ts tsʰ tʃ tʃʰ dʒ ʈʂ ʈʂʰ ɖʐ ʈ ʈʰ ɖ q s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ h l̥ l m n ŋ w j
Purki: p pʰ b t̪ t̪ʰ d̪ k kʰ g q χ ɢ ts tsʰ tʃ tʃʰ dʒ s z ʃ ʒ x h m n ɲ ŋ l r w j
Tsez (Asax): p b t̪ d̪ k g q qˤ ʡ pʼ t̪ʼ kʼ qʼ qˤʼ ts tʃ tsʼ tʃʼ s z ʃ ʒ χ ʁ ʁˤ ʜ h m n̪ r̪ t̪ɬ t̪ɬʼ ɬ l w j
Northern Qiang (Hongyan): p t̪ k q pʰ t̪ʰ kʰ qʰ b d̪ g ts tʂ tɕ tsʰ tʂʰ tɕʰ dz dʐ dʑ s ʂ ɕ x χ h z ʐ ʑ ʁ ɦ m n̪ ɲ ŋ l ɬ w j
Lizu: p pʰ b t tʰ d k kʰ g q qʰ ʔ ts tsʰ dz tʃ tʃʰ dʒ tɕ tɕʰ dʑ m n ɲ ŋ s z ʃ ʒ ɕ ʑ x ɣ h w ɹ j l ɬ ⁿpʰ ⁿb ⁿtʰ ⁿd ⁿtsʰ ⁿdz ⁿtʃʰ ⁿdʒ ⁿtɕʰ ⁿdʑ ŋ̩
Puxi: p t̪ k q pʰ t̪ʰ kʰ qʰ b d̪ g t̪s̪ t̪s̪ʰ d̪z̪ ʈʂ ʈʂʰ ɖʐ tɕ tɕʰ dʑ f s ʂ ɕ χ z ʐ ʁ m n̪ ɲ ŋ l m̩ n̪̩ ŋ̩
Dari: p b t d k g q m n f s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ h tʃ dʒ ɾ w j l
Hinuq: p p’ b t̪ t̪’ d̪ k k’ g q q’ ʡ ʔ kʷ k’ʷ gʷ qʷ q’ʷ f s z ɬ ʃ ʒ χ ʁ ħ h χʷ ʁʷ ts ts’ tɬ tɬ’ tʃ tʃ’ m n̪ r̪ l v j
Kumzari: p b t d tˤ dˤ k g q ʔ tʃ dʒ m n f s sˤ zˤ ʃ χ ʁ ħ ɦ ɻ j w l
Alqosh Neo-Aramaic: p t tʃ k q ʔ b d dʒ g tˤ tʃˤ f θ s ʃ x ħ h v ð z ɣ sˤ ðˤ zˤ m n l r rˤ w j ʕ
Amədya Neo-Aramaic: pʰ b pˤ bˤ tʰ d tˤ dˤ kʰ g q ʔ f v θ ðˤ s z sˤ zˤ ʃ ʒ x ɣ ħ h m mˤ n r ɻˤ j w ʕ l tʃ tʃˤ dʒʰ
Arbel Neo-Aramaic: b pʰ f w m tʰ d n r l ʃ ʒ s z tˤ sˤ dˤ zˤ tʃʰ dʒ j kʰ g x ɣ q ʔ h ʕ ħ
Betanure Neo-Aramaic: b d dˤ g p pˤ t tˤ k q ʔ dʒ tʃ tʃˤ ð z ʒ ʁ ʕ θ s sˤ ʃ x ħ h m mˤ n l lˤ r rˤ w j
Barwar Neo-Aramaic: pʰ pˤ b tʰ tˤ d tʃˤ kʰ g q ʔ θ s ð z sˤ ʃ x ɣ ħ h m mˤ n l lˤ w j tʃʰ rˤ r
Kalkoti: p t ʈ k q pʰ tʰ kʰ b d ɖ g m n ts ʈʂ tɕ tɕʰ dʑ s ʂ ɕ x z ɣ r ʋ j l
Darra-i-Nur Pashai (Southeast Pashai): p t ʈ k q b d ɖ g tʃ dʒ s ʂ ʃ z f x h ɣ r ɽ ɬ l m n ɳ ŋ w j
Mehweb: b d g gʷ p t k kʷ q qʷ ʔ ʔʷ pʼ tʼ kʼ kʼʷ qʼ qʼʷ s ʃ ɣ ʁ ʁʷ z ʒ x χ χʷ ħ ħʷ h hʷ ts tʃ tsʼ tʃʼ m w n l r j
Domari (Aleppo): m n p b t d k g q ʔ f s z ʃ x ɣ ħ ʕ h tˤ dˤ zˤ tʃ dʒ ʋ j r l
Xong: p pʰ ⁿp ⁿpʰ pʲ pʲʰ ⁿpʲʰ t tʰ ⁿt ⁿtʰ tʲ tʲʰ ⁿtʲ ⁿtʲʰ ts tsʰ ⁿts ⁿtsʰ tɕ tɕʰ ⁿtɕ ⁿtɕʰ ʈʂ ʈʂʰ ⁿʈʂ ⁿʈʂʰ k kʰ ⁿk ⁿkʰ kʲ kʲʰ ⁿkʲ ⁿkʲʰ q qʰ ⁿq ⁿqʰ qʷ qʷʰ ⁿqʷ ⁿqʷʰ m mʰ mʲ f ʋ n nʰ l lʰ nʲ lʲ lʲʰ s ɕ j ɳ ʂ ʐ ŋ ŋʷ h hʷ m̩
Standard Arabic (Kuwait): b tʰ d kʰ q ʔ m n f θ ð s z ʃ x ɣ ħ h dʒ r j w l tˤ dˤ sˤ ðˤ lˤ ʔ̙
Iron Ossetic: b pʰ p’ d̪ t̪ʰ t̪’ g gʷ kʰ kʷ k’ k’ʷ q qʷ ʔ f v s z ʒ ʃ ʁ ʁʷ χ χʷ h dz ts ts’ dʒ tʃ tʃ’ m n l r w j
Digor Ossetic: b pʰ p’ d̪ t̪ʰ t̪’ g gʷ kʰ kʷ k’ k’ʷ q qʷ ʔ f v s z ʁ ʁʷ χ χʷ h dz ts ts’ m n l r w j
Sakha (Standard): p b m t̺ s̻ d̺ n̺ r ɫ̺ ɲ cç ɟʝ j j̃ k g ŋ q ʁ ħ
Dolgan: m b p n d t s ɫ r ɲ ɟ c dʒ tʃ j ŋ g ɢ q h ɬ r̥
Dargwa (Icari): b p pː p’ d̪ t̪ t̪ː t̪’ z̪ s̪ s̪ː t̪s̪ t̪s̪ː t̪s̪’ ʒ ʃː tʃ tʃː tʃ’ k kː k’ ɣ x xː q qː q’ ʁ χ χː kʷ kːʷ k’ʷ ɣʷ xʷ xːʷ qʷ qːʷ q’ʷ ʁʷ χʷ χːʷ ʡ’ ħ ʔ h w j m n l r
Sumi (Sema): p pʰ b mʰ m f v t tʰ d nʰ n ɹ lʰ l tʃ tʃʰ ʃ ʒ k kʰ g x ɣ ŋ q qʰ h
Khalaj: p b t̪ d̪ k g q ɢ x ɣ χ ʁ tʃ s ʃ z n j l r ħ
Bashkir: pʰ b m w θ ð tʰ d s l n r ʃ j kʰ g x ŋ q ʁ h
Tatar (Standard): p b t̪ d̪ s̪ z̪ m n̪ β l r ɕ ʃ ʒ ʑ j k g ŋ q χ ʁ ʔ h v f ts tɕ ɕː
Uyghur (Xinjiang): p b m w n̪ t̪ d̪ s z l r tʃ dʒ ʃ ʒ j k g ŋ q x ʁ ʔ h f v ts ɕː
Kyrgyz (Standard): p b f v m t̪ d̪ t̪s̪ s̪ z̪ tʃ dʒ ʃ n ɫ r j q χ ɢ ɴ
Northern Altai (Kumandy): p pː m t tː s̺ ɕ r̺ l̺ n cçː c ɲ q qː ɣ ŋ ʔ
Tuvan (Standard): b̥ β g ɣ d̪̥ t̪ʰ ʒ ʃ s z q l m n̪ ŋ pʰ ɾ χ h tʃ j ts p b f v t̪ d̪
Kumyk: b p v f m d̪ t̪ z s dʒ tʃ ʒ ʃ n l r k g q ʁ χ ɴ h
Kazakh: b p m w v f d t z s ts tʃ n l ʒ ʃ ɕ ɣ r k g q ʁ χ ɴ h
Karakalpak: b p w m v f d t z s ts n l ʒ ʃ tʃ dʒ r ɣ k g q ʁ χ ɴ h
Nogai: b p w v m d t ʒ ʃ z s n l r g k ɣ q ʁ χ ɴ
Uzbek: pʰ b f w m tʰ d s z n l r kʰ g ʃ ʒ tʃ dʒ ɣ q ʁ χ ŋ h
Balkar: b p d t w v f m z s ʒ ʃ dʒ tʃ n l r g k ɣ q ʁ χ ɴ
Atayal: p t k q ʔ β ʒ ɣ s x ħ ts r l m n j w
Sorani Kurdish: p b m w f v t̪ d̪ s̪ z̪ n̪ l̪ ɫ̪ ɾ̪ r̪ sˤ tʃ dʒ ʃ ʒ j k g x ɣ ŋ q ħ ʕ ʔ h
Lak (Kumux): p pʼ pː b m w t̪ t̪ʼ t̪ː d̪ n̪ l̪ r̪ t̪s̪ t̪s̪ʼ t̪s̪ː s̪ s̪ː z̪ tʃ tʃː tʃʼ ʃ ʃː ʒ j k kʼ kː ɣ x xː q qʼ qː χ χː ʁ ʜ h ʔ tʃʷ tʃːʷ tʃʼʷ ʃʷ ʃːʷ ʒʷ kʷ kʼʷ kːʷ ɣʷ xʷ xːʷ qʷ qʼʷ qːʷ χʷ χːʷ
Burushaski (Hunza): p pʰ b f m w t tʰ d n l ts tsʰ z s r ʈ ʈʰ ɖ tɕ tɕʰ dʑ ɕ j ʈʂ ʈʂʰ ɖʐ ʂ ʐʲ k kʰ g x ŋ q qʰ ɢ h
Kolyma Yukaghir: p t d k g q tɕ dʑ ʃ ʒ ʁ m n ɲ ŋ l ʎ r w j
Tundra Yukaghir: p b t d tʃ dʒ k g q ʁ s m n ɲ ŋ r l j w ʎ
Taz Selkup: p t tɕ k q s ɕ m n nʲ r l lʲ w j ŋ
Tajik (Bukhara): p b m f v t̪ d̪ s z n ɾ l ɕ tɕ ʑ dʑ j k g q χ ʁ h
Nivkh (West Sakhalin): pʰ p ɸ β m w tʰ t r̥ r n l cç cçʰ s z ɲ j k kʰ x ɣ ŋ q qʰ χ ʁ h
Domari (Palestinian): p b m f v w t̪ d̪ n̪ s̪ z̪ l̪ r̪ t̪ˤ d̪ˤ s̪ˤ z̪ˤ tʃ dʒ ʃ ʒ j k g x ɫ ɣ q χ ħ ʕ h ʔ
Eastern Khanty (Vakh): p v m t s n l ʈʂ ɳ ɭ r c j ɲ ʎ q ʁ ŋ
Naukan Yupik: p m w v t s l̥ l n r j k x ɣ ŋ q χ ʁ
Itelmen: p pʼ t̺ t̺ʼ k kʼ q q̺ t̺ɕ̺ t̺ɕ̺ʼ ɸ β s̺ z̺ j x ɣ χ l lʲ l̥ʲ m n nʲ ŋ r ʔ
Lezgian (Güne): b p pʰ pʼ f m w d̪ t̪ʰ t̪ t̪ʼ n̪ l̪ r̪ t̪ʰʷ t̪ʷ t̪ʼʷ t̪s̪ t̪s̪ʼ t̪s̪ʰ t̪s̪ʰʷ t̪s̪ʷ t̪s̪ʼʷ s̪ z̪ s̪ʷ z̪ʷ j tʃ tʃʰ tʃʼ ʃ ʒ g k kʰ kʼ gʷ kʷ kʰʷ kʼʷ x q qʰ qʼ qʼʷ qʰʷ qʷ χ χʷ ʁ ʁʷ h ʔ pʲ pʰʲ pʼʲ fʲ t̪ʰʲ t̪ʲ t̪ʼʲ t̪ʰʷʲ t̪ʷʲ t̪ʼʷʲ t̪s̪ʲ t̪s̪ʼʲ t̪s̪ʰʲ t̪s̪ʰʷʲ t̪s̪ʷʲ t̪s̪ʼʷʲ s̪ʲ s̪ʷʲ kʲ kʰʲ kʼʲ kʷʲ kʰʷʲ kʼʷʲ xʲ qʲ qʰʲ qʼʲ qʼʷʲ qʰʷʲ qʷʲ χʲ χʷʲ ɢ
Ishkashimi: p b t ʈ d ɖ k g q ts dz tʃ ʈʂ dʒ f v s z ʃ ʂ ʒ ʐ x ɣ w j m n l r h ɭ
Wakhi: p b w m f v t d ts dz tʃ dʒ ʃ ʒ l̥ r θ ð s z ʈ ɖ ʈʂ ɖʐ ʂ ʐ ɭ̥ n j k g x ɣ q χ ʁ ç ɽ̊
Kurmanji Kurdish: b dʒ tʃʰ tʃˤ d f g h ħ ʒ kʰ kˤ l m n pʰ q ɾ r s ʃ tʰ tˤ v w χ ʁ j z ʢ
Paiwan (Kulalao): p b t d c ɟ ts ɖ k g q ʔ v m w r n ɺ j ŋ ʎ
Yaghnobi: p b β̞ m f v t d tʃ dʒ s z ʃʲ ʒʲ n l r k g j q χ χʷ ʁ ħ ʕ h
Kabardian: p b p’ t d t’ ts dz ts’ kʷ gʷ k’ʷ q qʷ q’ q’ʷ ʔ ʔʷ f v f’ s z ɬ ɮ ɬ’ ɕ ʑ ɕ’ ʃ ʒ ç ʝ xʷ c’ c ɟ χ ʁ χʷ ʁʷ ʕ h m n r j w

It is not exactly voiceless uvular stop though there is some similarity because I know that in the Northern Caucasus sound K also sounds rather harsh but with additional voiceless stop. In Kazakh language there is no stop or a pause after sound K. It is just pronounced closer to a throat area. It is not pronounced like for example K'aimak ( with a short pause) but just Kaimak.

[Shubotai]

As updated on the other thread, Kazakhs and Mongols should have different origins, Kazakhs being of Turkic origin and belonging mainly to C-M401 and Mongols to C-F1756. Mongols moved mainly southwestwards in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. The area of Central Asia should have been turkified long ago by Kazakhs, Karakalpaks and other turkic tribes. Appart from these, there is a whole array of haplogroups specific for Kazakhs, like G-M285, N-M128, R-M198 etc.

[Chocolate_Hound]

Turkics and Mongols aren't quite the same as true East Asians. There are some chilling similarities no doubt, but they're not quite the same.

[Visitor_22]

As updated on the other thread, Kazakhs and Mongols should have different origins, Kazakhs being of Turkic origin and belonging mainly to C-M401 and Mongols to C-F1756. Mongols moved mainly southwestwards in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. The area of Central Asia should have been turkified long ago by Kazakhs, Karakalpaks and other turkic tribes. Appart from these, there is a whole array of haplogroups specific for Kazakhs, like G-M285, N-M128, R-M198 etc.

C-F1756 is more common among Turks of Central Asia than Mongols. Kalmyks & Buryats have almost no C-F1756 but mostly C2-M48 and C2-M407.

Also C2-M401 is the most common haplogroup among Hazaras of Afghanistan.

[Shubotai]

That is correct. The confusion arises from the fact that Mongolia was originally the homeland of Turks while Mongols moved en large into Central Asia. Of course, Kazakh is a turkic language heavily shaped by migrations of Siberian like people into Central Asia.

Indeed, in the ethnic groups we find C-F1756 among Turkic peoples, Khalkha Mongols, Nogai and ancient Xianbei.
While C-M401 with 15% in Mongolians, 25% in Kazakhs, especially senior Zhuz, and 33% in Hazara and 7% in Pakistani.
C-M407 in 10% of Kalmyks, 40% in Buryats, 67% in Qongyrats and possibly Chinggis Khaan. C-M407 is descendant of C-CTS2657, a proto-Koreanic
haplogroup which is not under Altaic C-L1373, but under East Asian C-F1067.
And C-M86 with 30% in Kalmyks, 18% in Kazakhs, 40% in Oirat Mongols etc.

However linguistically the connection would be:
C-F1756 proto-Turkic
C-M401 proto-Mongolic
C-M86 proto-Tungusic

So to answer the original question also, Kazakhs are turkified Mongols and Khalkha mongolified Turks. If Kazakhstan and Mongolia switched languages it would pe perfect. In the west usually referring to Mongols meaning Kazakhstan so oddly enough they get it correctly, no worry. Also, Kazakhastan is switching to latin alphabet.