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)	‫ۋﯦﻨا
	jughrapi (not geography)	‫ﺟﯘﻏﺮاﭘی
	stăyn (not stein)	‫ﺳﺘهیﻦ

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

	ayroport	‫ئایﺮوﭘورت	[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	‫ﺟهﯕﮕه
	shojanggă	‫ﺷوﺟاﯕﮕه
	bayiliq	‫ﺑاﻳﯩﻠﯩﻖ
	băytulla	‫ﺑهﻳﺘﯘﻟال
	păyishănbă	‫ﭘهﻳﯩﺸهﻧﺒه
	dăyfu	‫دهیﻔو