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1. Uyghurs

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   Uyghur has historically utilized several scripts:
   Orkhon Script: Early Turkic inscriptions found in the Orkhon Valley show that ancestral groups used the Orkhon script. This script was abandoned by the settled Uyghur population in favor of more curvilinear, aesthetically pleasing forms suitable for manuscript work 4.
   Uyghur Script (Old Uyghur): Derived from the Sogdian alphabet, this script was used from the 8th century onward and was instrumental in transmitting Buddhist texts. This script is c…