East Uyghur-Chagatai group
linguistic group
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classification of Altaic languages
- In Turkic languages: Classification
An eastern group (SEe) comprises Uyghur and Eastern Turki dialects (Xinjiang, China; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan). Eastern Turki oasis dialects are spoken in the Chinese cities of Kashgar, Yarkand, Ho-T’ien (Khotan), A-k’o-su (Aksu), Turfan, and so on; Taranchi in the Ili valley. Yellow Uyghur (spoken in Kansu,…
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