Uighur language

Dialects

• Central: Spoken in an area stretching from Kumul southward to Yarkand
• Southern: Spoken in an area stretching from Guma eastward to Qarkilik
• Eastern: Spoken in an area stretching from Qarkilik northward to Qongköl. The Lop dialect (also known as Lopluk) that falls under the Eastern dialect of the Uighur language is classified as a critically endangered language. It is spoken by less than 0.5% of the overall Uighur speakers population but has tremendous values in comparative research.