Shixing language
E566333
The Shixing language is a lesser-known Qiangic language spoken by an ethnic minority community in Sichuan, China, noted for its complex phonology and endangered status.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qiangic language
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Shixingyu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shuhi ⓘ |
| hasBorrowingsFrom |
Mandarin Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContactWithLanguage |
Mandarin Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan ⓘ |
| hasEndangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearchOn |
morphology
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex phonology
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ tonal contrasts ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticSituation | younger speakers increasingly shift to Mandarin ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerDistribution | concentrated in a few villages ⓘ |
| hasVitalityTrend | declining intergenerational transmission ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
no widely used native script
ⓘ
occasionally written with Chinese characters ⓘ |
| isClassifiedAs | lesser-known language ⓘ |
| isEndangeredBecauseOf |
language shift to Mandarin Chinese
ⓘ
small speaker population ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageOf | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenInCounty | Shiqu County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenInProvince | Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | field linguistics documentation projects ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Qiangic
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan ⓘ |
| notUsedInDomain |
formal education
ⓘ
official administration ⓘ |
| region | eastern Tibetan Plateau fringe ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Shixing ethnic minority community ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInDomain | home and community communication ⓘ |
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