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Uyghur alphabet
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The
Uyghur alphabet
is any of the following:
A descendant of the
Sogdian alphabet
, used for texts of
Buddhist
,
Manichæan
and
Christian
contents for 700–800 years in
East Turkestan
. Last known manuscripts are dated the
18th century
. This was the prototype for
Mongolian
and
Manchu
alphabets and was also called the
Old Uyghur alphabet
.
A modified
Arabic alphabet
, widely used by modern
Uyghurs
in
Xinjiang
,
China
.
A modified
Latin alphabet
, used by Uyghurs in Chinese
East Turkestan
for 15–20 years until late
1980s
. Still in use for Internet communications in
Uyghur
.
A modified
Cyrillic alphabet
, used by Uyghurs in former
Soviet Republics
of
Central Asia
.
See also:
Orkhon script
Last updated: 08-29-2005 09:52:43