Baima
A language of China
| Population | 11,000 (EDCL 1991). Older adults and a few middle aged are monolingual. Ethnic population: 11,000. |
| Region | North-central Sichuan Province, Pingwu, Nanping, and Songpan counties; Gansu Province, Wen County. |
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China |
| Alternate names | Bai Ma, Pe |
| Dialects | Southern Baima (Pingwu Baima), Northern Baima (Wen Baima), Western Baima (Nanping Baima). |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Unclassified |
| Language use | Vigorous among adults in Pingwu and Nanping counties. All domains. Neutral attitude. Schools use Chinese. About 1,000 Baima people use only Chinese. |
| Comments | Classified as Tibetan nationality. The Baima clan have a distinct ethnic identity from other Tibetans. SOV; initial consonant clusters; no consonantal codas; mostly monosyllabic morphemes; loans from Chinese and Tibetan; tonal, 4 tones. Agriculturalists; animal husbandry: chickens, pigs, sheep, cattle; beekeepers; forest conservation. Traditional religion. |
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