Language

Uighur

Uighur is a language in the Turkic family spoken in 12 countries.

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Scripture in Uighur

A complete Bible is reported in Uighur.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Uighur is spoken

  • Australia
  • China
  • India
  • Iran
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mongolia
  • Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Türkiye
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan

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About Uighur

Language family
Turkic
ISO 639-3 code
uig
Glottocode
uigh1240
Also known as
Uyghur · Uyghur: Taranchi

Dialects and varieties 29

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Uighur as a whole.

  • IliNo known Scripture
  • Kashgar-AtushNo known Scripture
  • KuchaNo known Scripture
  • LopnorNo known Scripture
  • MoghalNo known Scripture
  • QomulNo known Scripture
  • TarimNo known Scripture
  • Tarim-Moghal-KuchaNo known Scripture
  • TurfanNo known Scripture
  • UrumqiNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: AksuNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: Akto TurkmenNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: Central UyghurNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: CharchanNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: DolanNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: HotanNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: IliNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: Kashgar-YarkandNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: Khotan-KeryaNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: KuchaNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: KumulNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: LopNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: LopnurNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: QarashahrNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: SouthernNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: TaranchiNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: TurfanNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: UrumqiNo known Scripture
  • Uyghur: Yengi HissarNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.