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West Uyghur-Chagatai group

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The West Uyghur-Chagatai group is a branch of the Turkic languages, which are part of the larger, though debated, Altaic language group. This linguistic group includes Uzbek and modern Uyghur. Historically, the Uyghurs established a kingdom in the Turfan region of East Turkistan around 850-1250 CE, developing a sophisticated civilization. Their language, originally written in Arabic script, has seen shifts to Latin and Cyrillic alphabets in different regions and time periods. The Turkic languages are characterized by their suffixation and vowel harmony.12345

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  1. Turkic peoples
  2. Turkic languages
  3. Uyghur language
  4. history of Central Asia - The Uyghur kingdom
  5. Uzbekistan - Languages

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