Xibe language
E537748
The Xibe language is a Tungusic language spoken primarily by the Xibe ethnic minority in China’s Xinjiang region, regarded as a modern descendant and close relative of Manchu.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tungusic language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Manchu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Xibe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Tungusic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | regional varieties in Xinjiang ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
converb constructions
ⓘ
non-finite verb forms ⓘ postpositions ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch |
comparative studies with Manchu
ⓘ
grammars and dictionaries ⓘ phonological studies ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
case marking on nouns
ⓘ
extensive suffixation ⓘ person and number marking on verbs ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
rich consonant inventory
ⓘ
vowel harmony ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | introduced to Xinjiang in 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Manchu garrison communities in Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | relocation of Xibe bannermen to Xinjiang ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | sjo ⓘ |
| lexicalInfluenceFrom |
Chinese language
ⓘ
Russian language ⓘ Uyghur language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationEfforts |
broadcasts in Xibe
ⓘ
community-based teaching ⓘ local government support ⓘ publication of textbooks ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | language of Xibe ethnic minority ⓘ |
| regardedAs | modern descendant of Manchu language ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
left-to-right in columns
ⓘ
top-to-bottom ⓘ vertical ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic script ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Xibe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
endangered language
ⓘ
minority language in China ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Tungusic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education in some local schools
ⓘ
local administration in Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County ⓘ local media ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Manchu alphabet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xibe script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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