Queyu

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
qvy
Alternate Names
Choyo, Zhaba
Population

7,000 (1995).

Location

West Sichuan Province, Ganzi (Garzê) Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Xinlong (Nyagrong) and Yajiang (Nyagquka) Litang counties.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Northeastern Tibeto-Burman, Qiangic
Dialects

Similar to Zhaba [zhb].

Typology

SOV; adjectives and number-classifier constructions follow noun heads; consonant cluster initials; tonal, 4 tones

Language Use

Use Tibetan [bod] as a liturgical language (2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Queyu
Other Comments

Officially classified within Tibetan nationality. Glossonym: Zhaba is used in Tuanjie Township of Yajiang County. Different from Zhaba language in Zhamai District. Buddhist (Lamaist), traditional religion.