uigur

• Sustantivo que designa a un miembro de la etnia túrquica nativa de la región autónoma uigur de Sinkiang, en el noroeste de China, así como su lengua túrquica o la escritura utilizada para registrarla.

A noun referring to a member of a Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, or to their Turkic language or the script used to write it.

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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.

   uigur (persona)

   • The Uyghur community has a rich cultural heritage.
   • Many Uyghur people live in the city of Kashgar.
   • He is a Uyghur from the Xinjiang region.

   Sinónimosuighuruygur

2. B2formal

   The Turkic language spoken by approximately 7 to 10 million Uyghur people, primarily in Xinjiang, China.

   uigur (lengua túrquica)

   • She is learning to speak Uyghur.
   • Uyghur is written in a modified Arabic script.
   • The Uyghur language has many dialects.

   Sinónimosuighur

3. Writing systemC1formal

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

   Alfabeto uigur

   • The Uyghur script is based on the Arabic alphabet.
   • Old Uyghur was written in a script derived from Sogdian.
   • Modern Uyghur uses a modified version of the Arabic script.

   Sinónimosuighuruygur