Uyghur
Nationality Classification | 维吾尔族 Uyghur |
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Secondary Nationality | 柯尔克孜族 Kirghiz |
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese) | 维吾尔语 |
Language or Dialect Name (English) | Uyghur |
ISO 639-3 Code | uig |
Language Stock Classification | 阿尔泰语系,突厥语族 Altaic, Turkic |
Primary Province or Region | 新疆维吾尔自治区 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region |
Location (in China) | Throughout the Xinjiang Autonomous Region |
Estimated Speaker Population (in China) | 8,399,393 |
Speaker Population Year of Estimate | 2000 |