Uyghur Alphabet

IPA and Sound

[] as a in father

[] as a in can

[b] as b in boy

[p] as p in spot

[t] as t in stop

[] as j in jade

[] as ch in cheer

[x] as ch in Bach in German

[d] as d in date

Final

10 [r] as rr in Spanish perro but softer

11 [z] as z in zebra
12 [] as -sure in measure
13 [s] as s in son
14 [] as sh in shame
15 [] as r in Paris in French
16 [f] as f in free
17 [q] as q in Arabic Qatar
18 [k] as k in king
19 [] as g in game
20 [] as ng in thing
21 [l] as l in long
22 [m] as m in moon
23 [n] as n in nose
24 [h] as h in behalf
25 [o] as o in rote
26 [u] as u in root
27 [] as in kpf in German
28 [y] as in fr in German
29 [w] as w in wet
30 [e] as e in get
31 [] as i in bill
32 [j] as y in yard
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