Buriat, China

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
bxu
Alternate Names
Ba’erhu-Buliyate, Bargu Buriat, Buriat-Mongolian, Buryat, Northeastern Mongolian, Northern Mongolian
Population

65,000 (1982 census). 47,000 New Bargu, 14,000 Old Bargu, 4,500 Buriat.

Location

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hulun-Buyr district, near Russia (Siberia) and Mongolia borders.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Altaic, Mongolic, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Buriat
Dialects

Aga, Buriat (Buliyate, Buryat), Khori, New Bargu (Xin Ba’erhu), Old Bargu (Chen Ba’erhu). Differs from Buriat of Mongolia [bxm] and the Russian Federation [bxr] due to influences of other languages.

Language Use

Shifting to Mongolian.

Language Development
Written Mongolian is the literary language.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buriat, China
Other Comments

Officially classified within Mongolian nationality. Buddhist (Lamaist), traditional religion.