Dongxiang
A language of China
| Population | 250,000 (1999 Junast). 80,000 monolinguals. Half in the Suonanba dialect. Ethnic population: 373,872 (1990 census). |
| Region | Southwest Gansu Province, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, 7 counties and a city; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Yining and Huocheng counties. |
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| Alternate names | Tung, Tunghsiang |
| Dialects | Suonanba (Xiaonan), Wangjiaji, Sijiaji. Some intelligibility with Bonan [peh]. Minor dialect differences in pronunciation and borrowed words. Suonanba considered the standard. |
| Classification | Altaic, Mongolic, Eastern, Mongour |
| Language use | Home, religion, local commerce, oral tradition. Positive attitude. Written Chinese in common use. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 12%. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | Classified as Dongxiang nationality. 30% of vocabulary borrowed from Chinese. SOV; no vowel harmony or vowel length distinction; rich in consonants including uvulars; case marking. Agriculturalists; pastoralists. Muslim (Sunni). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
KIM, Stephen Suhkyung, author. 1998. Dongsiang yu tsifa yenjiu.
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