Uyghur is used in China's Xinjiang ("New Frontier") Uygur Autonomous Region and neighboring areas.
Arabic script is the official writing system used for Uyghur in Xinjiang, China:
The Cyrillic alphabet is used for Uyghur in Central Asia:
The Latin alphabet is used for Uyghur in Turkey and frequently on the Internet:
Language information at Wikipedia and Ethnologue
Writing system information at Wikipedia and Omniglot
Alternate names for Uyghur include Uighur, Uygur, Uigur, Uighuir, Uiguir, Weiwuer, and Wiga
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