Language reference:: Alim Ahat, Yasin Ahat, "Computer English", Xinjiang University press, 1997.7; "Modern Uighur Dictionary", Xinjiang Peoples publishing house, 1999.10; Hamit A. Zakir, "Introduction to Modern Uighur", Xinjiang University press, 2007.12.
Where a normative source allows more than one solution, follow this guide.
Additional short date format 1: yyyy-MM-d, example 2011-03-17
Additional short date format 2: yyyy.M.d, example 2011.3.17
Additional long date format 1: dddd 'كۈنى'-d 'نىڭ' MMM 'يىلى'-yyyy, example 3122-يىلى 3-ئاينىڭ 21-كۈنى پەينەنبە
No leading zero in the day field, short date format.
No leading zero in the month field, short date format.
4 digits for year, short date format.
No leading zero in the day field, long date format.
No leading zero in the month field, long date format.
4 digits for year, long date format.
Date format for correspondence: dd mmmm yyyy, example 3122-يىە 21-مارت
Format codes: d is day (d = digits without leading zero, dd = digits with leading zero, ddd = abbreviated day name, dddd = full day name). M is month (M = digits without leading zero, MM = digits with leading zero, MMM = abbreviated name, MMMM = full name). y is year (yy = two digits, yyyy = four digits).
Do not use this entry's data as fictitious information in examples.
Address order: postal index (always 6 digits), country, name of the region (county, district, republic), name of the city (village), name of the street, number of the house, number of the apartment, name of the addressee (name, patronymic if an individual, surname; use Dative case).
Digits sort before the letters of the alphabet and after all non-alphabetical characters.
Hamza (U+0626) joins before the vowel at the start of a syllable: ئالىش, ئەھەت
Hamza sorts by its seat. Ignore it when seated first in a word or before different vowels. For the same vowel, sort the vowel with hamza before the vowel without hamza, right-to-left: ئا. م ئەم ەك تەلئەت تەلەت ساياان سۈرئەت سۈر ت
Character sorting order: ا (1575), ە (1749), ب (1576), پ (1662), ت (1578), ج (1580), چ (1670), خ (1582), د (1583), ر (1585), ز (1586), ژ (1688), س (1587), ش (1588), غ (1594), ف (1601), ق (1602), ك (1603), ل (1604), م (1605), ن (1606), ھ (1726), و (1608), ۇ (1735), ۆ (1734), گ (1711), ڭ (1709), ۈ (1736), ۋ (1739), ې (1744), ى (1609), ي (1610)
Translate possessive adjectives as pronouns: en Please open My computer -> uig متنىڭ كوم يۇتتر انى ئتچىڭ
Omit the possessive adjective when the possessive affix on the noun carries it: en Do you want to close your application? -> uig تاىنەماىز؟ قولمناىڭىز. ئ
Product names and non-translated feature names are proper nouns. Use them without definite or indefinite articles.
Never attach a genitive s to a trademarked product name. Add to a product or component name with a hyphen, or use a periphrastic construction: Microsoft's products -> Microsoft products, Products by Microsoft
Treat product names and non-translated feature names as proper nouns in Uyghur too.
en Windows Mail shares your Internet Connection settings with Internet Explorer -> uig Windows Mail ئىنتترنتش ئۇلىنىش سەپلىاىڭىزنى Internet Explorer ىلەن ئورتاق ئىنلىتىەم
en Website addresses will be sent to Microsoft -> uig تور تاەت ئا.رېالىرى Microsoft قا يولمنەى
Use translated feature names with a definite or indefinite article. They are not proper names.
en Hide the Task Manager when it is minimized -> uig كىچىالىتىل ەنە ۋ ز ە اش ۇرغۇ ىنى يوشۇرما
en Please click the Start Menu. -> uig تاىڭ اشما تىز الىاىنى
Integrate English loan words into the noun class system. Check motivation (formal features that allow straightforward integration), analogy (an equivalent Uyghur term), and frequency (the class used most often in other technical documentation).
Keep noun class assignment consistent across the product. Consult the translation team lead.
Keep English loan words as they are. Add Uyghur case endings.
en Delete it from server. -> uig ئۇنى مۇالز اىتتر. ئ ئۈ ۈر پ تاشمڭ
en Enter a password to log into the server. -> uig مۇالز اىتترگە كىر ش ئۈ ۈن پارولنى كىرگۈز ڭ
en DNS cannot resolve the server IP address. -> uig قىملاىەى DNSۇ مۇالز اىتترنىڭ IP ئا.رېاىنى ھە
en Verify the name of the server's certificate. -> uig مۇالز اىتتر . لىللەا نامىنى تەكنۈر ڭ
Six cases: Nominative, Genitive (possessive), Dative, Accusative, Ablative, Directional.
Nominative case: اا كتلىش, no ending. The subject of the sentence keeps the initial form.
Possessive pronouns case: كتلىش ئى ىلى, ending -نىڭ. Shows that something belongs to someone.
Comma: use a comma as the decimal separator. Never use a space for this. A space separates the numeral from the abbreviation.
In paper sizes keep the decimal separator and the abbreviation in for inches. The sizes are US norms.
en 5.25 cm -> uig 5.25 سانتىاتتىر
en 5 x 7.2 inches -> uig 5 x 7.2 . يۇم
Colon: replace a colon after alerting words like Attention, Warning, Caution with an exclamation mark. en Warning: -> uig ئاگاھمنەمرما!
Never capitalize regular text after a colon. It is a language error. Does not apply to lists and direct speech.
Introduce single in-text notes and examples with ئەساەرتىش or مىاا followed by a period: en Note: For more information, see Chapter 1. -> uig ئەساەرتىشۇ تتىىاۇ كۈپ ئۇ ۇرالرنى 4- ا تىئ كۈر ڭ
Introduce lists of notes and examples with ئەساەرتىش or مىاا followed by a colon: ئەساەرتىش:ئەساەرتاە تتاىاش 4ئەساەرتاە تتاىاش 2
Hyphen: divides words between syllables, links parts of a compound word, connects the parts of an inverted or imperative verb form. Example پەن-تتىنىااۇ ئىلىش-پەنۇ ياخنى-يامان
En dash: use as a minus sign in a double word, and in number ranges such as page numbers. No spaces around the en dash. Examples .وسش-. شاەن, 4- اشمنغۇچ مەكتەپ, 23- ەت
Em dash: use to emphasize an isolated element or to introduce a non-essential element. Write the em dash longer than the en dash. No spaces around the em dash.
In dialogue start each new line with an em dash: –ئىااىڭىز نتاە؟ نە. ئىنلەياىز؟, –ئالىش ئەھەتۇ شىنجاڭ ئۇنىۋېرسىتتتىەا ئىنلەياەن
Ellipses: use to show an incomplete sentence. No space before the ellipsis. Example سىاتتاا يتڭىلىنىۋاتىەم
Period: end each sentence with a period.
No period in an abbreviation of a measurement unit. Examples sm, kg
Bulleted items that are complete sentences: end each with a period.
Bulleted items that continue an introductory clause: no period.
Items in a list (chapters, sections, products, system requirements) that are neither sentences nor continuations: no period.
If the translation is longer than the source, or splits into several independent sentences, insert a period where it improves the style.
Never put a period after just one word.
The same rules apply to instruction lists, captions, and callouts. Example ىزنىڭ اغەا ئالااۇ ئۈر كۇ ئانار ۋ نەش ۈتلەر پىنتى
Quotation marks: in documentation use chevrons, and curly quotation marks inside chevrons. Example «مىاروسوفش» شىركىتىۇ «ئۇيغۇرسوفش ئەلااتىپ» يۇمناق .ېتالى
The period stands outside the chevrons.
In software and on web pages use straight quotation marks, same as English.
Never use single quotation marks, including in software strings.
Parentheses: no space between the parentheses and the text inside them. Example (ھۈججەت تۇر ۋات ان) قىا ۇ نى ئتچىپۇ (ئىچىە ئ) ھۈججەتلەرنى تالمڭ
Use a non-breaking space (CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR) in any abbreviation. Example ا ئۇ ئا ر نىڭ يەر مەيەانىۇ ب . ت نىڭ قارارىۇ ج خ ئىەار اى
Where non-breaking spaces cannot be used, for example in Help files, write these abbreviations without a space so one letter does not move to the next line.
Four sentence types: declarative, imperative, exclamatory, interrogative. Use the pattern that fits the situation.
Declarative sentence states an idea or a fact. It gives no command or request and asks no question. It usually ends in a period. Examples مەن ۈگۈن مەكتەپاە ارمىە ش, ئۇ ئاخىرى ئۈي ە كەتتى
Imperative sentence gives advice, instructions, a request or a command. It usually ends with a period. Examples ۇ يەرگە كتلىڭ, ئۇخمڭ
Exclamatory sentence expresses sudden strong feeling. It always ends with an exclamation point. Examples ئاھۇ ۋ تەن!, نتاە .ې ەن ىچار ۇ!
Interrogative sentence asks a direct question. It ends with a question mark. Examples سىز قانچە ياش ا كىر. ڭىز؟, سىز نە. ئىنلەياىز؟
In error messages describe the action before the purpose. To skip creating your startup disk, click Cancel -> Click Cancel to skip creating your startup disk
Avoid personified inanimate subjects. Replace active constructions with passive ones where possible.
en Setup encountered an error while creating your startup disk. -> uig قوزغىتىش . ااىاىنى ياساۋات انەاۇ ا .مچ قا ىما پىروگراماىاى خاتالى كەلەى
en Setup cannot find the remote computer. -> uig قا ىما پىروگراماىاى يىراقتىاى كوم يۇتترنى تاپالاىەى
en Setup cannot get disk information. -> uig قا ىما پىروگراماىاى . ااا ئۇ ۇر غا ئتر نەلاىەى
Omit a personified subject when the context allows. Rephrase and change the word order. A passive construction is often possible.
en Remove any existing settings to free space. -> uig ھەرقانەاق مەۋجۈت تەڭنەكلەرنى اش ا جايغا يۈتاەڭ. Describe the action before the purpose.
en Attempt to remove current directory -> uig نۈۋ تتىاى مۇنە ر جىنى يۈتاەشاە ئۇرمنۇا. Use a passive construction instead of Attempt to ...
The most common abbreviations are long names of international organizations, local government, and famous people.
Form an abbreviation in one of three ways: the first character of each word with a space, the first syllable of the two words joined, or the first character of the first name with a dot before the full last name.
en United Nations -> uig ب . ت (ىرلەشاەن .ۆلەتلەر تەشاىمتى)
en Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region -> uig ا ئۇ ئا ر (شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونۇم رايونى)
en Party Committee -> uig پارتاوم (پارتىيە كومىتتتى)
en Karl Marx -> uig ك ماركس (كار ە ماركس)
Use a non-breaking space (CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR) in any abbreviation.
Where non-breaking spaces cannot be used, for example in Help files, write the abbreviation without a space.
Never abbreviate ۋ, ياكى, ەزى, مەلۇم or any other word the user might not recognize. In doubt, spell the word out.
Wrong: ئىنتترنتش تورى, ب . ت تەشاىمتى, CD . ااىاى, DVD . ااىاى
An acronym is made of the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term. Examples WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), OLE (Object Linking and Embedding), RAM (Random Access Memory).
en IP-address -> uig IP ئا.رېاى, full ئىنتترنتش كتلىنىاى ئا.رېاى
en OLE -> uig OLE, full ئو تاتى مرنى اغما ۋ جايما تتىنولوگىيەسى
en VPN -> uig VPN, full مەۋھۇم خۇسۇسىك تارماق
en RAM -> uig RAM, full ئىىتىيار ك ساقلىغۇچ
en ROM -> uig ROM, full ئوقۇش ىم ولىە غان ساقلىغۇچ
en DMBS -> uig س ب س, full سانەان اش ۇرما سىاتتاىاى
In online help or documentation spell out an acronym the first time it appears. Give the language-specific translation, the US term, and the acronym: مەلۇماتتىئ ئەركىئ پايە لىنىش ئو تاتى لىرى (Data Access Objects, DAO), ActiveX مەلۇمات ئو تاتى لىرى (ActiveX Data Objects, ADO)
Leave standardized acronyms untranslated. Add the full English spelling only when the acronym needs explaining. For a common acronym the spelled-out form only confuses users.
Never localize or spell out: ANSI (American National Standards Institute), ISO (International Standards Organization), ISDN, DOS, DSL, CD, DVD
If unsure what an acronym stands for, contact the Moderator for this style guide.
Two types: informative messages and interactive messages.
An informative message appears in a message box or in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
An interactive message appears in a message box and requires a response or an action.
Do not translate messages literally. Character count is limited.
en Windows cannot open this file. -> uig Windows ۇ ھۈججەتنى ئا الاىەى, not Windows ۇ ھۈججەتنى ئا اىەى. The user must understand it is "unable" to open it under these circumstances.
en File cannot be saved. -> uig ھۈججەت ساقمناىەى, not ھۈججەت ساقمناايەم. The second implies saving a file is impossible at all.
A status bar message is informational, about the active document, a selected command, or any active or selected interface item. It shows in the status bar at the bottom of the window.
Status bar messages refer to actions being performed or already complete.
Follow this format for menu and command status bar messages.
An error message informs the user of an error that must be corrected for the program to keep running. It can prompt an action or report an error that requires rebooting the computer.
Keep terminology and language style consistent. Do not translate as the source appears.
en Some notification icons can't be displayed. -> uig ەزى ئۇقتۇرما سىئ- ەل ىاى كۈر ناىەى
en Cannot connect the phonebook entry. -> uig ە ئۇالناىەى تتلتفون . پتىر
en Cannot connect to service. -> uig مۇالز اىتترگە ئۇالناىەى
Standardize standard phrases. The source sometimes uses different forms for the same thing.
en Cannot …, Could not … -> uig ھۈججەت تت ىلاىەى (File could not be found, File cannot be found). One form only in Uyghur.
en Failed to …, Failure of … -> uig ئۇالناىەى (Failed to connect, Failure to connect)
en Cannot find …, Could not find …, Unable to find …, Unable to locate … -> uig قوزغات ۇچ يۇمناق .ېتالىنى تاپالاىەى (Cannot find driver software, Could not find driver software, Unable to find driver software, Unable to locate driver software)
en Not enough memory, Insufficient memory, There is not enough memory, There is not enough memory available -> uig ساقلىغۇچ يتتىناىەى
en ... is not available, ... is unavailable -> uig ۇيرمق مەۋجۇ. ئەمەس (The command is not available, The command is unavailable)
Find out what will replace a placeholder so the sentence stays grammatical.
%d, %ld, %u, %lu mean <number>. %c means <letter>. %s means <string>.
"Checking Web %1!d! of %2!d!" means "Checking Web <number> of <number>".
INI file "%1!-.200s!" section means INI file "<string>" section.
en %d minute(s) remaining (user sees 2 minute(s) remaining) -> uig d% مىنۇت قالەى
en Dialing %s... (user sees Dialing business phone) -> uig s% غا ئۇالۋاتىەم
en The disk in drive %c: cannot be formatted. (user sees The disk in drive C: cannot be formatted.) -> uig قوزغات ۇچ c% فورماتمناىەى