Prinmi language
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The Prinmi language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Pumi people of southwestern China, noted for its complex phonology and role in the Qiangic branch.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qiangic language
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Prinmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pumi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Pumi culture ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Muya language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qiang language NERFINISHED ⓘ Rgyalrongic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContactWith |
Mandarin Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naxi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan language ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
central Prinmi
ⓘ
northern Prinmi ⓘ southern Prinmi ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
complex vowel system ⓘ tone or pitch distinctions in some varieties ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | mountainous areas of southwestern China ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in China ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | basic SOV word order ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
rich verbal morphology
ⓘ
verb-final syntax ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | no widely used traditional script ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | eastern Himalayas region ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Pumi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Yunnan ⓘ southwestern China ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Qiangic branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Qiangic comparative studies
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan historical linguistics research ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | language shift to Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| undergoes | ongoing language documentation efforts ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | Pumi ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication in Pumi communities
ⓘ
traditional storytelling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folk songs of Pumi people
ⓘ
oral tradition of Pumi people ⓘ ritual practices of Pumi people ⓘ |
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