Uyghur and Turkish Speaking countries
Countries
China
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
National Language
China
Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Turkish Language Association
Interesting Facts
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
Similar To
Uzbek Language
Azerbaijani Language
Derived From
Gokturk Language
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Uyghur and Turkish as Minority Language
In Uyghur and Turkish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Uyghur and Turkish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Uyghur as minority language: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.
- Turkish as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania.
If you want to compare Uyghur and Turkish dialects, then you can go to Uyghur vs Turkish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Uyghur and Turkish Regulators
Uyghur and Turkish speaking countries provide you Uyghur and Turkish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region regulates Uyghur language.Turkish is regulated by Turkish Language Association. Also get to learn, Uyghur and Turkish Language History.
Uyghur and Turkish Continents
Thinking about Uyghur and Turkish continents in which Uyghur and Turkish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Uyghur and Turkish. Most of the Uyghur speaking countries lie in Asia. While Turkish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Uyghur and Turkish languages:
Uyghur Interesting Facts:
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
Turkish Interesting Facts:
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
The Uyghur language was derived from Gokturk Language and is similar to Uzbek Language whereas Uyghur language is similar to Azerbaijani Language and derived from Not Available.