Does the Uyghur language use the Arabic or Mongolian scripts?

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I looked up "Uyghur script" in Google and I'm seeing the up-down Mongolian script and an Arabic script. I looked it up on Wikipedia and it's full of Arabic script translations. Do the Uyghurs of China use the Arabic or Mongolian scripts?

Answer 1

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What did YOU see on the wikipedia entry? (link below)

I see a number of scripts, the arabic script as one among others.

I don't see the Mongolian alphabet being used.

The classical vertical Mongolian script is solely used by Mongols in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia; in the independent state of Mongolia, Cyrillic is used.

Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_alphabets

Answer 2

It's an Arabic-based script...