Uyghur Latin Alphabet

  • Pronouncing the Uyghur Alphabet — for Americans
Uighur Latin Letters Uyghurche Teleppuzi
we Nami
(Uighur Pronunciation
& Names of
the Letters)
IPA Uighur Arabic Letters American-English Pronunciation Misallar (Examples in Uighur) Sounds
A a a a ئا as the in Godawful… ana a
B b b ب as the b‘s in Bed ‘n breakfast… bala b
Ch ch ché ʧ چ as the Ch in Chesty Starbuck, ma hero… chay ch
D d d د as the D in De don’t make’m like de yusta… dada d
E e e æ ئە as the first a in back up… emgek e
É é é ɛ ئې as e ‘s in teste éyiq é
F f éf  f ف as the f in Well, fancy that! fabrika f
G g g گ as the G in Getoutta here! gülistan g
Gh gh gha ʁ غ as the r ‘s in French pronunciation of word France ghalip gh
H h h h ھ as the H‘s in Hurry up Humbert, I can’t wait all day…
[Will the real Lolita please lie down?]
höriyet h
I i i i ئى as the first two i‘s in Don’ want no stinkin’ pronunciation guide… ilham i
J j ʤ

ʒ

ج

ژ

This letter has two sounds:
1. as the j in Will you please stop jading my balldiser!
2. as the s in It’s a pleasure to meet ya’…
jan

jurnal

j

j
K k k ك as the c in A case of beer and thou… kamil k
L l él l ل as the L‘s in Labyrinth of Lies lampa l
M n ém m م as the m‘s in the The merry month of May… maymun m
N n n ن as the n’s in Never say never, never say always… nan n
Ng ng ngé ŋ ڭ as the ng ‘s in bring, paking yangaq ng
O o o o ئو as the O in Oh, Yeah? Sez who? oghaq o
Ö ö ö ø ئۆ as the ö in Die Götterdämmerung ördek ö
P p p پ as the P in Prestidigitator… palta p
Q q qu q ق as the q ‘s in the Qatar qar q
R r ar r ر as the R in Risky Business! rawap r
S s és s س as the S in So you’re new to IRC, eh? salam s
Sh sh shi ʃ ش as the sh’s in Shazam, sheriff! sham sh
T t ti t ت as the T in Tie ‘er down, boys. She’s headin’ for the barn! tanka t
U u u u ئۇ as the double oo’sin Flat foot floozy… You’re wrong if you think we just dated ourselves. We couldn’t be that old and still be writing this. We’re just well-read. uzun u
Ü ü ü y ئۈ as the U in I’m SO conFUSED üzüm ü
W w wa w ۋ as the W in Washington… weteb w
X x xi χ خ as the h in heart… xelq x
Y y ya y ي as the y in Do ye wanna dance…? yolwas y
Z z zi z ز as the z in She shot me her best zinger! zenjir z

Eskertishler/Notes:

  • Herplerning tizilishi In’glizche we bashqa tillar élipbesige oxshash tizildi.
  • Herplerning nami bolsa Uyghur Yéngi Yéziqi (UYY) Élipbesi boyiche bérildi.
  • Uyghur Latin Yéziqida (ULY) 31 herp bar bolup, In’glishchidiki c,v herpliri ULY da yoq lékin bu ikki herp chet’el tilidin kirgen sözlerde (mesilen: Vietnam,vitamin, Cai Jun, ect.) we xelq’araliq birliklerde ishlitilidu,(mesilen: volt, cm). j bolsa ikki xil oqulidu(misal: jemiyet, jornal). ULY da qosh herplerdin töti bar bolup ular: ch, gh, ng, sh, zh.
  • In Uyghur Latin Alphabet(ULY), there are 31 letters. The letter j has two phonetic sounds(values): One is as the j sound in “jam“, the other is as the s in “treasure“.
  • The letters c and v do not belong to the Uyghur Latin Alphabet, but they can be used in names (Vietnam, vitamin, Cai Jun, ect) or with international terms (cm/volt, etc.). There are four grouped consonants in thr alphabet: They are ch,gh,ng and sh.
  • IPA: the International Phonetic Alphabet (Xelq’araliq Fonitik Élipbes)