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Never saw anyone use Uighur. I thought it was typo. Anyway I think Uyghur is more widely used one
by abdulmuhaimin 7y ago
Never saw anyone use Uighur. I thought it was typo.
Anyway I think Uyghur is more widely used one
- antonvs 7y agoI've always been familiar with Uighur, probably because: > “Uighur,” with an “i,” has appeared for centuries in writings by Western scholars, and many Western media and experts on the region still prefer this spelling. However, apparently native speakers prefer the other spelling: > But members of this mostly Muslim ethnic group overwhelmingly prefer the spelling “Uyghur,” which they say more closely approximates the proper orthography and pronunciation in their native language, “Uyƣur." The use of the latter spelling in the West seems to be a more recent shift to accommodate this. Source: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-spelling-09062010161733.html https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-spelling-0906...