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維吾爾人

简维吾尔人 · 繁維吾爾人

Mandarin · pinyin Wéi wú ěr rén

Uighur person or people

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吾: wú · i, my, our; resist, impede
爾: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–2–3–2 · Wei2 wu2 er3 ren2

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noun

Uyghur (person, people)

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