Zhaba language
E566332
The Zhaba language is a lesser-known Qiangic tongue spoken by the Zhaba people in parts of Sichuan, China, and is considered endangered.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qiangic language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| altName |
Zaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhaba Qiangic NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhaba Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Zhaba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | limited descriptive work ⓘ |
| endangermentLevel | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Lower Zhaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Zhaba ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant clusters
ⓘ
tone distinctions ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | zhb ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Sichuan–Tibetan linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macroArea | Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryContactLanguage |
Mandarin Chinese
ⓘ
Tibetan ⓘ |
| region | western Sichuan ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Zhaba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenByMinorityGroup | true ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Qiangic languages ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
language shift to Mandarin Chinese
ⓘ
language shift to Tibetan ⓘ |
| typology | tonal language ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication within Zhaba communities ⓘ |
| vitalityTrend | declining intergenerational transmission ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely used standardized writing system ⓘ |
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