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1. The Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China
   - Uighur, Uygur
    
2. The script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language
   - Uighur, Uygur
    
3. A member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
   - Uighur, Uygur

Derived forms: Uigurs

Type of: script, Turki, Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar

Part of: Sinkiang, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

Encyclopedia: Uigur