Pumi language
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The Pumi language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Pumi ethnic group in southwestern China, notable for its complex phonology and endangered status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pumi language canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sino-Tibetan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Prinmi
ⓘ
Pumiq ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Muya language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qiang language NERFINISHED ⓘ other Qiangic languages ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus |
definitely endangered in some dialects
ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ |
| glottologCode | prin1243 ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Central Pumi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Pumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Pumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
complex syllable structure ⓘ contrastive aspiration ⓘ rich vowel system ⓘ tone ⓘ |
| hasGrammarType | predominantly analytic ⓘ |
| hasLexicon |
loanwords from Chinese
ⓘ
loanwords from Tibetan ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | complex phonemic contrasts ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV (subject–object–verb) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mandarin Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan language ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | pmi ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
northwestern Yunnan
ⓘ
southwestern Sichuan ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | minority language of China ⓘ |
| region | southwestern China ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Pumi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Qiangic ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
descriptive linguistic research
ⓘ
language documentation projects ⓘ phonological studies ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
intergenerational transmission decline
ⓘ
language shift to Mandarin Chinese ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| usedAs | home language in many Pumi villages ⓘ |
| usedIn | ethnic Pumi communities ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | limited local bilingual education programs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters (for limited purposes)
ⓘ
no widely used indigenous script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.