Uighur language
- noun
- /ˈwiːɡər ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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idioma uigur
- The Uighur language uses an Arabic-based script for its written form.
Examples
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Many people in Xinjiang speak Uighur language as their mother tongue.
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Many students are learning the Uighur language at university.
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He is fluent in both Mandarin and Uighur language.
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The Uighur language is rich in history.
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Many people in Xinjiang speak Uighur language as their mother tongue.
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The Uighur language uses an Arabic-based script for its written form.
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Many students are learning the Uighur language at university.
Synonyms
A Turkic language spoken in northwestern China
A language spoken by the Uighur people in northwest China
A Turkic language spoken mainly in Xinjiang in northwest China
A Turkic language spoken mainly in Xinjiang, China
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'Uighur' identifies a people/ethnic group and 'language' denotes the speech system, so a learner who knows both constituents will infer it means the language spoken by the Uighur people. This noun‑phrase pattern (ethnic/group name + language) is cross‑linguistically common and follows standard English composition, making it transparently understandable to B1 learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Uighur language comes from the name of the Uighur people, who live mainly in Xinjiang in northwestern China. The word Uighur may come from an old word meaning 'unity' or 'allies', so Uighur language simply means the language of that people.
