uygur

• Nom désignant un membre du groupe ethnique turcophone principalement établi dans la région autonome ouïghoure du Xinjiang en Chine, ainsi que leur langue turcique et son écriture dérivée de l'alphabet araméen.

A noun referring to a member of a Turkic ethnic group primarily living in the Xinjiang region of China, or to their Turkic language and its script derived from Aramaic.

nom propre

1. Ethnic group memberB2formal

   A person belonging to a Turkic ethnic group primarily living in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and neighboring areas.

   Ouïghour

   • The Uyghur is known for their rich cultural traditions.
   • Many Uyghur live in the city of Kashgar.
   • She is a Uyghur from the Xinjiang region.

   Synonymesuighuruigur

2. B2formal

   The Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people, with approximately 7 million speakers in northwestern China.

   ouïghour (langue)

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

   Synonymesuighuruigur

3. Writing systemC1formal

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

   Alphabet ouïghour

   • The Uyghur script is based on the Aramaic alphabet.
   • Ancient manuscripts were written in the Uyghur script.
   • The Uyghur writing system has evolved over centuries.