Uyghur or Uighur ( `` Uyghur tili '' , `` Uyghurche '' ) , formerly known as Eastern Turki , is a Turkic language with 8 to 11 million speakers , spoken primarily by the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Western China .
, `` Uyghurche '' ) , formerly known as Eastern Turkish , is a Turkic language with 8 to 11 million speakers , spoken primarily by the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Western China .