Countries
China
  
China
  
National Language
China
  
China
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
  
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
  
Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
  
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
  
Interesting Facts
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Uzbek Language
  
Uzbek Language
  
Derived From
Gokturk Language
  
Gokturk Language
  
Alphabets in
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Ässalamu läykum.
  
Ässalamu läykum.
  
Thank You
rakhmat
  
rakhmat
  
How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?
  
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?
  
Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun
  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun
  
Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
  
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
  
Please
birdam
  
birdam
  
Sorry
kachurung
  
kachurung
  
Bye
Khayr khosh
  
Khayr khosh
  
I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman
  
sizni yahshi kOrman
  
Excuse Me
Kachurung
  
Kachurung
  
Dialect 1
Turpan
  
Turpan
  
Where They Speak
China
  
China
  
Dialect 2
Hotan
  
Hotan
  
Where They Speak
China
  
China
  
Dialect 3
Lop Nur
  
Lop Nur
  
Where They Speak
China
  
China
  
How Many People Speak?
10.40 million
  
99+
10.40 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
8.20 million
  
99+
8.20 million
  
99+
Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)
  
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)
  
Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga
  
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga
  
French Name
ouïgour
  
ouïgour
  
German Name
Uigurisch
  
Uigurisch
  
Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]
  
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]
  
Ethnicity
Uyghur
  
Uyghur
  
Origin
11
  
11
  
Language Family
Turkic Family
  
Turkic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
  
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
  
Standard Forms
Uyghur
  
Uyghur
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ug
  
ug
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
uig
  
uig
  
ISO 639 2/B
uig
  
uig
  
ISO 639 3
uig
  
uig
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
uigh1240
  
uigh1240
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Uyghur and Uyghur Speaking population
Uyghur and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uyghur and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Uyghur and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Uyghur and Uyghur on Uyghur vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Uyghur and Uyghur Language Codes
Uyghur and Uyghur language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Uyghur and Uyghur Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.