Can Uyghurs, Turks, and Uzbeks Understand Each Other?

Can Uyghur, Turkish and Uzbek speakers understand each other and Turkic languages such as Turkmen, Kazakh, Tatar, and others? In this episode we showcase some of the similarities and test the degree of mutual intelligibility between Uyghur, Uzbek and Turkish. Instead of a list of words and sentences, Ismael (Uyghur speaker), Fotima (Uzbek speaker), and Melih (Turkish speaker) will each read statements/paragraphs in their respective languages to see how well they can understand one another. Please contact us on Instagram: @BahadorAlast () The Turkish language, which is also referred to as Istanbul Turkish, is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with most of its native speakers living in Western Asia, and significant group of speakers in Germany, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Ottoman Turkish, which was a variation of the Turkish spoken today, influenced many parts of Europe d