Old Uyghur
Script details
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| Code | Ougr |
| Script type | abjad |
| Region | Central Asian |
| Status | Historical |
| Direction | RTL |
| Baseline | unspecified |
| Case | unknown |
| White space | between words |
| Complex behaviors | diacritics, complex positioning |
| OpenType code | ougr |
| ISO 15924 Numeric Code / Key | 143 (right-to-left alphabetic) |
Script description
The Old Uighur language is an extinct variety of Old Turkic spoken in the Tarim basin.
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It is an ancestor of the modern Uyghur language. The language was written using what has been described as an “alphabetized abjad”, with matres lectionis used for indicating both long and short vowels. The Old Uyghur script was the prototype for the Mongolian and Manchu scripts.
Languages that use this script
| Language | Writing System Code | Writing System Status | SLDR/CLDR locale | Regional variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Uighur | oui-Ougr | obsolete | oui-Ougr-143 | |
| Yugur, West | ybe-Ougr | in use | ybe-Ougr-CN (China) |
Unicode status
In The Unicode Standard, Old Uyghur script implementation is discussed in Chapter 14: South and Central Asia-III — Ancient Scripts
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Resources
- ScriptSource page for Old Uyghur - all about scripts, languages, and writing systems
- Wikipedia article on Old Uyghur