Western Yugur language
Siberian Turkic language of Gansu, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Western Yugur (Western Yugur: yoɣïr lar[4] (Yugur speech) or yoɣïr śoz (Yugur word)) also known as Neo-Uygur[5] is the Turkic language spoken by the Yugur people. It is contrasted with Eastern Yugur, a Mongolic language spoken within the same community. Traditionally, both languages are indicated by the term "Yellow Uygur", from the endonym of the Yugur.
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Western Yugur | |
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Yellow Uyghur | |
yoɣïr lar | |
Native to | China |
Region | Gansu |
Ethnicity | 7,000 Yugur (2007)[1] |
Native speakers | 4,600 (2007)[1] |
Turkic
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Early forms | |
Old Uyghur alphabet (until 19th century) Latin alphabet (current) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ybe |
Glottolog | west2402 |
ELP | Yellow Uyghur |
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There are approximately 4,600 Turkic-speaking Yugurs.