Uygur (Noun)
Meaning 1
The script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
The Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Uyghur language is one of the official languages of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
- The majority of the Uyghur people are Muslims and use the Uyghur language in their daily life.
- The modern Uyghur language has borrowed many words from other languages, including Chinese and Arabic.
- In the early 20th century, the Latin alphabet was used to write Uyghur, but later it was replaced by the Cyrillic and then the Chinese script.
- Efforts are being made to standardize the Uyghur language and to create a common vocabulary that can be understood by all Uyghur speakers.