Ethnic groups in China's Xinjiang mainly use 10 languages
A woman is seen at the Kantuman Bazaar in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 25, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- People of different ethnic groups in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region mainly use 10 spoken and written languages currently, official statistics showed.
Ethnic minority languages are widely applied in various sectors, including the judiciary, administration, education, press and publishing, radio and television, and the Internet, according to a document on lies and the truth about Xinjiang-related issues.
Xinjiang People's Broadcasting Station offers 12 channels in five languages: Mandarin, Uygur, Kazak, Mongolian and Kirgiz. Primary and secondary schools in the region offer courses of ethnic minority languages such as Uygur, Kazak, Kirgiz, Mongolian and Xibe.
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