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Language: Uyghur

Population of Groups Speaking

12,433,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
Akto Turkmen	China	2,900	0 ☀︎
Keriya	China	800	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Afghanistan	3,700	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Australia	5,200	1 ●
Uyghur	Canada	2,100	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	China	11,768,000	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Germany	700	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Iran	6,700	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Japan	1,000	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Saudi Arabia	9,600	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Sweden	2,100	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Kyrgyzstan	60,000	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Kazakhstan	352,000	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Mongolia	13,000	1 ●
Uyghur	Russia	2,200	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Türkiye (Turkey)	25,000	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Turkmenistan	2,500	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	United States	10,000	0 ☀︎
Uyghur	Uzbekistan	51,000	0 ☀︎
Uygur, Lop Nur	China	44,000	0 ☀︎
Uygur, Taklimakan	China	300	0 ☀︎
Uygur, Yutian	China	70,000	0 ☀︎
Totals: 22			22 ●

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
Ainu (China)	China	12,000	0 ☀︎
Daur, Western	China	7,500	0 ☀︎
Totals: 2			2 ●

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	uig
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
Progress Scale	●

More Information
Ethnologue
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ISO639-3
PeopleGroups.org
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Language Alternate Names
Hetian
Hotan
Hotan (Hetian)
Kashgar-Yarkand
Kashgar-Yarkand (Yarkandi)
Lop (Luobu)
Luobu
Novouygur
Taranchi (Kulja)
Uighor
Uighuir
Uighur
Uiguir
Uigur
Uyghuri
Uygur
Weiwu’er
Weiwu'er
Wiga
Wighor

Dialects
Aksu
Akto Turkmen
Akto Türkmen
Central Uyghur
Charchan
Dolan
Hotan
Ili
Kashgar-Yarkand
Khotan-kerya
Kucha
Kumul
Lop
Lopnor
Lopnur
Qarashahr
Southern
Southern Uyghur
Taranchi
Turfan
Urumqi
Uyghur
Yengi Hissar

Dialect Alternate Names
Aqsu
Central Uygher
Hami
Hetian
Hotan-yutian
Karaxahar
Kashgar-Yakand
Kashgar-yarkandi
Kashi-shache
Kulja
Kuqa
Lopnur
Luobu
Qarqan
Qiemo
Taranchi
Turpan
Urumchi
Uygher: Urumqi
Uyghur: Kashgar-Yarkand
Uyghur: Kashgar-Yarkandi
Uyghur: Urumqi
Uygru
Weiwuer
Weiwueryu
Weiwueryu in Xinjiang
Weiwuerzu Uygru
Yarkandi
Yengisar
Yining

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1898-1995
New Testament	1914-2005
Complete Bible	1950-2022

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Audio Recordings	Xush Hewer Uyghur audio Bible	General / Other
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Indigitube.tv Video / Animation	Create International
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Uyghur	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video	My Last Day video, anime	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	World Christian Videos	World Christian Videos
General	Bible for Children	Bible for Children
General	Biblical answers to your questions	Got Questions Ministry
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Android Bible app: Uyghur	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	iOS Bible app: Uyghur	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Download scripture in this language	eBible.org
Text / Printed Matter	Uyghurche Muqeddes Kitab Jemiyiti	General / Other

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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