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Uzbek vs Uyghur


Uyghur vs Uzbek


Countries

Countries
Turkey, Uzbekistan   
China   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan   
China   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region   

Interesting Facts
  • Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
  • In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages   
Uzbek Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Gokturk Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Uzbek-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
24   
14
27   
17

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salom   
Ässalamu läykum.   

Thank You
Rakhmat   
rakhmat   

How Are You?
Qalay siz?   
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?   

Good Night
Hayirli tun   
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun   

Good Evening
Hayirli kech   
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   

Good Afternoon
Hayirli kun   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Hayirli tong   
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   

Please
Iltimos   
birdam   

Sorry
Kechiring!   
kachurung   

Bye
Xayr   
Khayr khosh   

I Love You
Sizni sevaman   
sizni yahshi kOrman   

Excuse Me
Iltimos! Menga qarang   
Kachurung   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tashkent   
Turpan   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
China   

Dialect 2
Afghan   
Hotan   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
China   

Dialect 3
Ferghana   
Lop Nur   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
China   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
7   
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
10.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.39 %   
34
0.12 %   
99+

Native Speakers
26.00 million   
31
8.20 million   
99+

Native Name
أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili)   
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga   

French Name
ouszbek   
ouïgour   

German Name
Usbekisch   
Uigurisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]   

Ethnicity
Uzbek   
Uyghur   

History

Origin
9th–12th centuries AD   
11   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Turkic   
Not Available   

Branch
Southestern(Chagatai)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Chagatay   
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki   

Standard Forms
Uzbek   
Uyghur   

Language Position
53   
38
98   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
uz   
ug   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uzb   
uig   

ISO 639 2/B
uzb   
uig   

ISO 639 3
uzb   
uig   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
uzbe1247   
uigh1240   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Uzbek and Uyghur Language History

Comparison of Uzbek vs Uyghur language history gives us differences between origin of Uzbek and Uyghur language. History of Uzbek language states that this language originated in 9th–12th centuries AD whereas history of Uyghur language states that this language originated in 11. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Uzbek and Uyghur Language History.

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Uzbek and Uyghur Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Uzbek and Uyghur greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Uzbek and Uyghur language. Uzbek word for "Hello" is Salom or Uyghur word for "Thank You" is rakhmat. Find more of such common Uzbek Greetings and Uyghur Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Uzbek vs Uyghur Difficulty

The Uzbek vs Uyghur difficulty level basically depends on the number of Uzbek Alphabets and Uyghur Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Uzbek and Uyghur are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Uzbek and Uyghur, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Uzbek is 44 weeks while to learn Uyghur time required is 44 weeks.

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