Uyghur
Uyghur is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Turkic language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Karluk branch of the Turkic family; Perso-Arabic script, distinct from most other Turkic languages' post-Soviet shift to Latin or Cyrillic. Spoken by the Uyghur people of Xinjiang, China.
6 Levels of Analysis for Uyghur
Other Turkic languages
Frequently asked about Uyghur
What language family does Uyghur belong to?
Turkic.
At which levels can I analyse Uyghur?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Uyghur one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.