Uighur

• Alternate names: Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu'er, Wiga Also: in Afghanistan -- Uighor, Uighur, Uiguir, Uyghuri, Wighor; in Kazakhstan -- Novouygur, Uighur, Uiguir, Uygur; in Mongolia -- Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur; in Turkey -- Uighur, Uigur, Uygur
• Scriptures published: Bible (1950) New Testament (1914--2005) Portions (1898--1995)
• Literacy: Literacy based on Central Uyghur as spoken in the area between Yili (Ili) and Urumqi, and includes literates in Uyghur or Chinese or both. Literacy rate in second language: 91% in any language (Census 2000 for Uygur nationality)
• Primary country: China
• Region: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
• Also used in: Afghanistan, Australia, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan
• Religion: Muslim (Sunni)
• Livelihood: Agriculturalists: grain, fruit, grapes, vegetables, cotton; traders; craftsmen; animal husbandry
• Status: Statutory provincial language in China; Recognized language in Kazakhstan
• Number of users: 8,791,610 (8,400,000 in China (2000 census); 3,000 in Afghanistan; 300,000 in Kazakhstan (1993); 1,000 in Mongolia (1982); 500 in Turkey (1981))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Uighur
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Uighur on the web
• Joshua Project: Uighur — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Uighur — detailed linguistic information.