Shixing
A language of China
| Population | 1,800 (2000 D. Bradley). 1,200 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,000 (2000 D. Bradley). |
| Region | Southwest Sichuan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Muli Tibetan Autonomous County. |
| Language map |
Southwestern China |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Tangut-Qiang, Qiangic |
| Language use | Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Some also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn]; a few also use Naxi [nbf] or Tibetan [bod]. |
| Language development | Dictionary. |
| Comments | Classified as Tibetan nationality. SOV; adjectives and number-classifier constructions follow noun heads; consonant cluster initials; tonal, 4 tones. Agriculturalists: wet rice; animal husbandry: poultry, pigs, cattle, sheep. Buddhist (Lamaist), traditional religion. |
Ethnologue: Web |
Ethnologue: Print |
Bibliography |
Publications Catalog |
Software |
Email Updates
Who we are |
Shopping cart |
Site search |
Site map |
Home
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | External links
Copyright © 2012 SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics)
