Uyghur Arabic alphabet
| Uyghur alphabet ئۇيغۇر يېزىقى |
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Example of writing in the Uyghur alphabet: Uyghur
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Alphabets
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| Languages | Uyghur |
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Parent systems
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Proto-Sinaitic
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U+0600 to U+06FF |
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U+0600 to U+06FF
U+0750 to U+077F
U+FB50 to U+FDFF
The Uyghur Perso-Arabic alphabet (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر ئەرەب يېزىقى, ULY: Uyghur Ereb Yëziqi or UEY, USY: Уйғур Әрәб Йезиқи) is an Arabic alphabet used for writing the Uyghur language, primarily by Uyghurs living in China. It is one of several Uyghur alphabets, and it is the official alphabet of Uyghur language since 1982.
The first Perso-Arabic derived alphabet for Uyghur was developed in the 10th century, when Islam was introduced there. The version used for writing the Chagatai language. It became the regional literary language, now known as the Chagatay alphabet. It was used nearly exclusively up to the early 1920s. Alternative Uyghur scripts then began emerging and collectively largely displaced Chagatai; Kona Yëziq, meaning "old script", now distinguishes it and UEY from the alternatives that are not derived from Arabic. Between 1937 and 1954 the Perso-Arabic alphabet used to write Uyghur was modified by removing redundant letters and adding markings for vowels. A Cyrillic alphabet was adopted in the 1950s and a Latin alphabet in 1958. The modern Uyghur Perso-Arabic alphabet was made official in 1978 and reinstituted by the Chinese government in 1983, with modifications for representing Uyghur vowels.
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