Uyghur

Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people
Intangible natural_language Q13263
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Uyghur

Summary

Uyghur is a natural language[1]. Uyghur ranks in the top 9% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Uyghur is identified as part of the Uyghurs ethnic group[3].
  • Uyghur is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Uyghur is in the country of Uzbekistan[5].
  • Uyghur is in the country of Kazakhstan[6].
  • Uyghur is in the country of Kyrgyzstan[7].
  • Uyghur is in the country of Afghanistan[8].
  • Uyghur is in the country of Mongolia[9].
  • Uyghur's instance of is recorded as natural language[10].
  • Uyghur's instance of is recorded as modern language[11].
  • Uyghur is a type of Eastern Karluk[12].
  • Uyghur's writing system is recorded as Arabic script[13].
  • Uyghur's writing system is recorded as Cyrillic script[14].
  • Uyghur's writing system is recorded as Latin script[15].
  • Uyghur's Commons category is recorded as Uyghur Arabic script[16].
  • Uyghur's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ug[17].
  • Uyghur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.5, 'lon': 84}[18].
  • Uyghur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Uyghur language[19].
  • Uyghur's Commons gallery is recorded as Uyghur language[20].
  • Uyghur's described at URL is recorded as https://turkic.elegantlexicon.com/lx.php?lx=uyg[21].
  • Uyghur's described at URL is recorded as https://lpan.eva.mpg.de/austronesian/language.php?id=870[22].
  • Uyghur's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+10400000'}[23].
  • Uyghur's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+10389840'}[24].
  • Uyghur's replaces is recorded as Chagatai[25].
  • Uyghur's topic has template is recorded as Template:Uyghur language[26].
  • Uyghur's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ug', 'text': 'ئۇيغۇر'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[10] and modern language[11]. Uyghur is a type of Eastern Karluk[12].

Why It Matters

Uyghur ranks in the top 9% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,287 views/month).[2] Uyghur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Uyghur is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for music in this language Category:Uyghur-language music
    Coordinate location {'lat': 42.5, 'lon': 84}
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+10400000'}, {'amount': '+10389840'}
    Permanent duplicated item Q25695120, Q25696244
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24497, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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