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Uygur language

Uygur language

9.0
A language spoken by the Uighur people in northwest China
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːɡər ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
translation icon : idioma uigur
  • She is translating a folktale from the Uygur language into English.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied the unique script and grammar of the Uygur language.

  • Many people in Xinjiang speak the Uygur language fluently.

  • Many students in Xinjiang are fluent in both Chinese and Uygur language.

  • The Uygur language has a rich history.

  • Many students in Xinjiang are fluent in both Chinese and Uygur language.

  • Linguists have studied the unique script and grammar of the Uygur language.

  • She is translating a folktale from the Uygur language into English.

Synonyms

Uygur
vsUygur language
9.4

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Xinjiang in northwest China

is the same language but differs only in spelling form
Uighur language
vsUygur language
8.6

A language spoken by the Uighur people in Xinjiang, northwestern China

is the same language but written with a different common spelling
Uighur
vsUygur language
7.8

A Turkic language spoken in northwestern China

is the same language but represented by another spelling
Uigur
vsUygur language
9.3

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Xinjiang, China

is the same language but appears under an alternate spelling form

Surface Forms

Uygur language singular
Uygur languages plural

Morphology

Uygur + language

The meaning 'the language spoken by the Uygur people' is directly and compositionally derived from the proper noun 'Uygur' plus the noun 'language' — it names the language associated with that group. This noun+noun naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows a transparent referential convention that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand.

Etymology

The name Uygur language comes from the people called Uygur, who live in Central Asia and the Xinjiang region of China. So Uygur language means 'the language of the Uygur people'.