Xiaoerjing
E557529
Xiaoerjing is an Arabic-based writing system historically used to transcribe Sinitic languages, especially by Muslim communities in China such as the Hui.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | writing system ⓘ |
| adaptedFor | Chinese phonology ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Hui people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Arabic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of Hui Muslim identity ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Xiaoerjin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xiaojing NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiao’erjin NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiao’erjing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhoneticNature | primarily phonetic ⓘ |
| hasTransliterationTarget | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| hasVowelRepresentation |
adds extra vowel signs
ⓘ
uses Arabic vowel marks ⓘ |
| historicalUsage |
used in community records
ⓘ
used in personal correspondence ⓘ used in religious education ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | none ⓘ |
| region |
Gansu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ningxia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ Qinghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptModification |
adds letters for Chinese consonants
ⓘ
repurposes Arabic letters for Chinese sounds ⓘ |
| status |
minority writing system
ⓘ
partly endangered ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWidespreadUse |
Republican era China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transcribes | Chinese syllables ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Arabic language texts
ⓘ
Chinese characters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chinese Muslims
ⓘ
Dongxiang people NERFINISHED ⓘ Hui people NERFINISHED ⓘ Salar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Chinese language
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinitic languages ⓘ |
| usedIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToWrite |
Islamic texts in Chinese
ⓘ
Quranic commentaries in Chinese ⓘ prayer manuals in Chinese ⓘ |
| usesDiacritics | true ⓘ |
| usesScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily | Arabic-derived scripts ⓘ |
| writingSystemScope | community-specific ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | Arabic-based script ⓘ |
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