uighur

• Substantiv, das einen Angehörigen eines turksprachigen Volkes bezeichnet, das hauptsächlich im Uigurischen Autonomen Gebiet Xinjiang im Nordwesten Chinas lebt, oder die von diesem Volk gesprochene Turksprache, die mit einem vom aramäischen Alphabet abstammenden Schriftsystem geschrieben wird.

A noun referring to a member of a Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, or to the Turkic language spoken by this group, which is written in a script derived from Aramaic.

Eigenname

1. Ethnic group memberB2formal

   A person belonging to a Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China and neighboring areas.

   Angehöriger der uigurischen Ethnie

   • The Uighur have a rich cultural heritage of music and dance.
   • Many Uighur live in the city of Kashgar.
   • She is a Uighur from the Xinjiang region.

   Synonymeuiguruygur

2. B2formal

   The Turkic language spoken by the Uighur people, primarily in Xinjiang, China, with approximately 7 million speakers.

   Uigurische Sprache

   • He is learning to speak Uighur for his research.
   • Uighur is written in a modified Arabic script.
   • The Uighur language has many dialects.

   Synonymeuigur

3. Writing systemC1formal

   The script derived from Aramaic used historically and currently to write the Uighur language.

   Schriftsystem

   • The Uighur script is based on the Arabic alphabet.
   • Scholars study the ancient Uighur script for historical texts.
   • Modern Uighur uses a modified version of the script.

   Synonymeuigur