About Uyghur language 02 Classification Altaic, Turkic, Eastern Language use Official regional language. Widely used in print media in Kashgar. Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Young people and intellectuals also use Chinese [cmn]; a few also use English or Russian. Language development Literacy rate in L2: 91%. Literacy based on Central Uyghur as spoken in the area between Yili (Ili) and Urumqi. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Grammar. Bible: 1950. Writing system Arabic script, used in Afghanistan. Cyrillic script, used in Kazakhstan. Latin script, used in Turkey. Comments Most classified as Uyghur nationality; other official nationalities, such as Kyrghyz, also speak Uyghur. Those in the north are more influenced by modern Chinese culture. SOV; postpositions; genitives, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads; question words initial; a few prefixes; 3 suffixes on nouns; 6 suffixes on verbs; word order distinguishes subjects and indirect objects, topic and comment; 8 noun cases shown by suffixes; verb suffixes mark subject person, number, 2nd person marks plural and 3 levels of respect; passive, reflexive, reciprocal and causative; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVCC syllables; nontonal. Agriculturalists: grain, fruit, grapes, v