Xibe
A language of China
| Population | 30,000 (2000 J. An). Few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 188,824 (2000 census). |
| Region | Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Qapqal, Huocheng, Gongliu, Xinyuan, Nilka, Tekes and Zhaosu counties; Ili Prefecture, Yining City; Tacheng Prefecture, Tacheng County; Bortala Prefecture, Bole County, Ürümqi City. |
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| Alternate names | Sibe, Sibin, Sibo, Xibo |
| Dialects | Inherently intelligible with Manchu [mnc]. |
| Classification | Altaic, Tungusic, Southern, Southwest |
| Language use | Official regional language. Vigorous. Chinese, Uyghur, or Kazakh speakers in the area can also speak Xibe. All domains. All ages in rural areas. Positive attitude. Also use Chinese [cmn], Uyghur [uig], Kazakh [kaz], English, or Russian. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 52%. Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Mongolian script, Sibe style. |
| Comments | Classified as Xibe nationality. Descendants of an 18th century Qing dynasty military garrison. Loans from Uyghur, Kazakh, and Chinese. SOV; genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals precede noun heads; question word initial; complex vowel harmony. Peasant agriculturalists; animal husbandry; commerce. Atheist, polytheist. |
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