Western Yugur

Turkic (Siberian)

FamilyTurkic (Siberian) Speakers3,600-5,000 L1 speakers (critically endangered, primarily elderly population in Gansu prov ScriptPerso-Arabic script (modified for Uyghur/Yugur phonology) Official inNot official; regional/minority language in China with no official status

Sources: Glottolog (ISO 639-3: ybe), Ethnologue, Chinese minority language documentation; Geographic center represents the primary Yugur settlement area in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Gansu Province, China (approx. 37.9N, 100.5E). Western Yugur is a critically endangered Siberian Turkic language with approximately 3,600-5,000 native speakers, predominantly elderly; younger generations increasingly prefer Mandarin Chinese or Uyghur. The language shows significant mutual intelligibility with Ea [Provisional - limited documentation; readings pending native-speaker verification.]

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Western Yugur

Water

سۇ

/su/

Fire

ئوت

/ot/

Sun

قۇياش

/quyaʃ/

Moon

ئاي

/aj/

Mother

ئانا

/ana/

Father

ئاتا

/ata/

Eat

يىمەك

/jimɛk/

Drink

ئىچمەك

/itʃmɛk/

Love

/—/

Heart

يۈرەك

/jyrɛk/

Tree

ياغاچ

/jaɡatʃ/

House

ئۆي

/ɵj/

Dog

ئت

/it/

Cat

مۈشۈك

/myʃyk/

Hand

قول

/qol/

Eye

كۆز

/kɵz/

Hello

سالام

/salam/

Thank you

رىخمەت

/rɪxmɛt/

One

بىر

/bir/

Good

ياخشى

/jaxʃɨ/

Words compared

Compared with related Turkic (Siberian) languages

Meaning Western YugurKarakhanidUyghurKumykKarachay-BalkarKarakalpakNogai
Water سۇ /su/ suw /suw/ سۇ /su/ сув /suv/ суу /suw/ suw /suw/ сув /suv/
Fire ئوت /ot/ ot /ot/ ئوت /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ ot /ot/ от /ot/
Sun قۇياش /quyaʃ/ kün /kyn/ قۇياش /qujɑʃ/ гюн /ɡyn/ кюн /kyn/ kún /kyn/ күн /kyn/
Moon ئاي /aj/ ay /aj/ ئاي /ɑj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ay /aj/ ай /aj/
Mother ئانا /ana/ ana /ana/ ئانا /ɑnɑ/ ана /ana/ ана /ana/ ana /ana/ ана /ana/
Father ئاتا /ata/ ata /ata/ ئاتا /ɑtɑ/ ата /ata/ ата /ata/ ata /ata/ атай /ataj/
Eat يىمەك /jimɛk/ yi- /ji/ يېمەك /jemɛk/ ашамакъ /aʃamaq/ ашаргъа /aʃarʁa/ jew /ʒew/ аш /aʃ/
Drink ئىچمەك /itʃmɛk/ ič- /itʃ/ ئىچمەك /itʃmɛk/ ичмек /itʃmek/ ичерге /itʃerɡe/ ishiw /iʃiw/ иш /iʃ/
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