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Uyghur

ئۇيغۇرچە
ug 11M speakers

Uyghur (ئۇيغۇرچە) is a Turkic language with approximately 11M speakers speakers. It is written using 2 different scripts. Its BCP 47 language code is ug.

Writing Systems Used for Uyghur

Arabic
العربية
Primary
مرحبا بالعالم
RTL Arab
Cyrillic
Кириллица
Привет мир
LTR Cyrl

Compare Scripts Used for Uyghur

Arabic vs Cyrillic

Frequently Asked Questions

What scripts does Uyghur use?
Uyghur is written in 2 scripts: Arabic, Cyrillic. The primary script is Arabic.
What direction is Uyghur written?
Uyghur is written Right-to-left. Text begins on the right side of the page and reads toward the left.
How many people speak Uyghur?
Uyghur has approximately 11M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Turkic language family.
What language family does Uyghur belong to?
Uyghur belongs to the Turkic language family. It is written with the Arabic script.
What is the language code for Uyghur?
The BCP 47 language code for Uyghur is "ug". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
ug
ISO 639-3
uig
Status
living
Speakers
11M speakers
Language Family
Turkic
Scripts
2
Primary Script
Arabic

Other Arabic Languages

Algerian Arabic Arabic Bakhtiari Baluchi Beja Brahui Central Kurdish Comorian Egyptian Arabic Gilaki Hausa Kashmiri Kazakh Khowar Kyrgyz Malay Mazanderani Moroccan Arabic Najdi Arabic Northern Luri

Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.