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UyghurLanguage
The UyghurLanguage is an EasternTurkicLanguage of China. SIL code: UIG. ISO 639-1: ug. ISO 639-2: uig. Population: 7,214,431 in China (1990 census), including 4,700,000 Central Uyghur, 1,150,000 Hotan, 25,000 Lop. Population total all countries 7,595,512 or more. Region: Throughout the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Also spoken in Afghanistan, Australia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkey (Asia), USA, Uzbekistan. Alternate names: UIGHUR, UYGUR, UIGUR, UIGHUIR, UIGUIR, WEIWUER, WIGA. Dialects: CENTRAL UYGHUR, HOTAN (HETIAN), LOP (LUOBU). Comments: The Akto Turkmen speak a dialect of Uyghur with 500 different seldom-used words. They have different appearance and customs. They say they originated in Samarkand, and are listed as Kirghiz by the government. There are 2,000 in two villages, Kosarap and Oytak in Akto County, south of Kashgar, Xinjiang. Dolan is a dialect spoken around the fringes of the Taklimakan desert in Xinjiang. Chinese linguists recognize 3 dialects. Others have used the following dialect names: Kashgar-Yarkand (Kashi-Shac he), Yengi Hissar (Yengisar), Khotan-Kerya (Hotan-Yutian), Charchan (Qarqan, Qiemo), Aksu (Aqsu), Qarashahr (Karaxahar), Kucha (Kuqa), Turfan (Turpan), Kumul (Hami), Ili (Kulja, Yining, Taranchi), Urumqi (Urumchi), Lopnor (Lopnur), Dolan, Akto Turkmen. One of the five main official nationalities in China. Those in the north are more influenced by modern Chinese culture. SOV, postpositions, genitives, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads, question words initial, a few prefixes, 3 suffixes on nouns, 6 suffixes on verbs, word order distinguishes subjects and indirect objects, topic and comment, 8 noun cases shown by suffixes, verb suffixes mark subject person, number, 2nd person marks plural and 3 levels of respect, passive, reflexive, reciprocal and causative, comparatives, CV, CVC, CVCC, nontonal. Literacy rate in second language: 56%. Based on Central Uyghur as spoken in the area between Yili (Ili) and Urumqi. It had a Roman script in China. A new Arabic script was introduced in 1987. Cyrillic script has been used. Radio programs. Desert, oases. Valleys. Agriculturalists: grain, fruit, grapes, vegetables, cotton, traders, craftsmen. Sunni Muslim. Bible 1950. Also spoken in: Afghanistan. (Language name: UYGHUR.) Population: 3,000 in Afghanistan. Alternate names: UIGHUR, UYGHURI, WIGHOR, UIGHOR, UIGUIR. Dialects: KASHGAR-YARKAND (YARKANDI), TARANCHI. Comments: Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 15%. Sunni Muslim. Bible 1950. Also spoken in: Kazakhstan. (Language name: UYGHUR.) Population: 300,000 in Kazakhstan (1993), 86% speak it as mother tongue. Alternate names: UIGHUR, UIGUIR, UYGUR, NOVOUYGUR. Dialects: TARANCHI (KULJA), KASHGAR-YARKAND. Comments: There are significant dialect differences between China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Cyrillic script. Agriculturalists. Sunni Muslim. Bible 1950. Also spoken in: Mongolia. (Language name: UYGHUR.) Population: 1,000 in Mongolia (1982 estimate). Alternate names: UYGUR, UIGHUR, UIGUR, UIGHUIR, UIGUIR. Comments: Literacy is in Halh in Mongolia and the Uyghur are generally assimilated to Halh culture. Sunni Muslim. Bible 1950. Also spoken in: Turkey (Asia). (Language name: UYGHUR.) Population: 500 or more first language speakers in Turkey (1981). Alternate names: UIGHUR, UYGUR, UIGUR. Comments: Roman script used. Sunni Muslim. Bible 1950.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesAltaicLanguageAn AltaicLanguage is any one of 65 languages forming a major family of languages.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 ContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 EasternTurkicLanguageAn EasternTurkicLanguage is any of seven TurkicLanguages of China and other parts of Asia.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 EntityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 HumanLanguageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 LanguageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 LinguisticExpressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 PhysicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 SpokenHumanLanguageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
 TurkicLanguageA TurkicLanguage is any one of 40 related AltaicLanguages.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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