Translation guide
Refers to the Uighur people, their language, or things related to Uighur culture. In Japanese, the standard term is ウイグル, used as both a noun and an adjective.
Referring to a person or people of Uighur ethnicity.
Standard term for a Uighur person. Use ウイグル人 for one person, ウイグル人たち for multiple people.
彼はウイグル人です。
He is Uighur.
ウイグル人の友達がいます。
I have a Uighur friend.
Refers to the Uighur ethnic group as a whole. Often used in anthropological or demographic contexts.
ウイグル族は新疆ウイグル自治区に多く住んでいます。
Many Uighur people live in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
Referring to the Uighur language.
Standard term for the Uighur language.
ウイグル語を勉強しています。
I'm studying Uighur.
ウイグル語で話してください。
Please speak in Uighur.
Describing something as Uighur, such as culture, food, or music.
Use ウイグル + の to modify nouns. This is the most common way to form an adjective.
ウイグルの料理は美味しいです。
Uighur food is delicious.
ウイグルの音楽を聴きました。
I listened to Uighur music.
ウイグル can be used as a prefix in compound words (e.g., ウイグル料理 Uighur cuisine), but when modifying a noun directly, ウイグルの is more common and natural.
ウイグル料理が好きです。
I like Uighur cuisine.