Xibe language

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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.

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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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Xibe nativeLanguage Xibe language
Xibe script primaryLanguage Xibe language