Ersu language
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The Ersu language is a lesser-known Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Ersu people in Sichuan, China, noted for its complex phonology and unique pictographic script.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ersu language canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sino-Tibetan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Duoxu
ⓘ
Erhsu ⓘ Ersuic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ersu traditional religion ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Ersuic subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | lesser-known Sino-Tibetan language ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | under-documented ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ersu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Sino-Tibetan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex phonology
ⓘ
consonant clusters ⓘ morphotonology ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ tone language ⓘ vowel contrasts ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
analytic
ⓘ
isolating ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant system
ⓘ
contrastive aspiration ⓘ lexical tone ⓘ palatalization contrasts ⓘ |
| hasScript | pictographic ritual script ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | has ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch | Qiangic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
endangered
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Mandarin Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Sichuan ⓘ |
| researchField |
Qiangic studies
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan linguistics ⓘ |
| script | Ersu Shaba script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Ersu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Tibeto-Burman ⓘ |
| subjectTo | language shift to Mandarin ⓘ |
| usedBy | shamans ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual contexts ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | pictographic script ⓘ |
| writingUsage |
limited literacy
ⓘ
primarily oral language ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.