Uighur romanization table

by The Library of Congress

‫‪Uighur‬‬

‫‪Letters of the Alphabet‬‬

Initial‬‬	Medial‬‬	Final‬‬	Alone	‫‪Romanization‬‬
ئا	ـا	ـا	ئا،ا	a
ئە	ـه،ه	ـه،ه	ئە	ă
بـ	ـبـ	ـب	ب	b
پـ	ـپـ	ـپ	پ	p
تـ	ـتـ	ـت	ت	t
جـ	ـجـ	ـج	ج	j
چـ	ـچـ	ـچ	چ	ch
خـ	ـخـ	ـخ	خ	kh
د	ـد	ـد	د	d
ر	ـر	ـر	ر	r
ز	ـز	ـز	ز	z
ژ	ـژ	ـژ	ژ	zh
سـ	ـسـ	ـس	س	s
شـ	ـشـ	ـش	ش	sh
غـ	ـغـ	ـغ	غ	gh
فـ	ـفـ	ـف	ف	f
قـ	ـقـ	ـق	ق	q
كـ	ـكـ	ـك	ك	k
گـ	ـگـ	ـگ	گ	g
ڭـ	ـڭـ	ـڭ	ڭ	ng
لـ	ـلـ	ـل	ل	l
مـ	ـمـ	ـم	م	m
نـ	ـنـ	ـن	ن	n
هـ	ـهـ	ـة،ـه	ة،ه	h
ئو	و	‍و	ئو،و	o
ئۇ	ۇ	ۇ	ئۇ،ۇ	u
ئۆ	ـۆ	ـۆ	ئۆ،ـۆ	ö
ئۈ	ـۈ	ـۈ	ئۈ،ـۈ	ü
ۋ	ـۋ	ـۋ	ۋ	v
ئېـ،ېـ	ـېـ	ـې	ئې،ې	e
ئـ،ىـ	ـىـ	ـى	ئ،ى	i
يـ	ـيـ	ـي	ي	y

RULES OF APPLICATION

1. Use the single prime ( ʹ ) to separate two letters representing two distinct consonantal sounds when the combination might be read as a digraph.

uzʹhal

ﯰزهال

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2. Romanize foreign words that occur in a Uighur context and are written in Uighur letters according to these rules for romanizing Uighur.

	Vena (not Vienna)	ۋﯦبا
	jughrapi (not geography)	ﺟﯘﻏﺮاپی
	stăyn (not stein)	ستەين

3. When hamzah is initial it is not represented in romanization. When medial it is romanized ʼ (alif).

	ayroport	‫ئايروپورت	[initial]
	qarghaʼi	قارغائی	[medial]

4. Follow the rules for the capitalization of English.

 

NOTE: The following examples from the old Uighur romanization table are romanized differently in the new table.

	ay	‫ئاي
	bilishinggă	بىلىشىڭگه
	jănggă	جەڭگه
	shojanggă	شوجاڭگه
	bayiliq	بايىلىق
	băytulla	بەيتۇللا
	păyishănbă	پەيىشەنبە
	dăyfu	دەيفو