Queyu language

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The Queyu language is a lesser-known Sino-Tibetan tongue spoken by the Queyu (Choyo) people of western Sichuan, China, and is closely related to other Qiangic languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Qiangic language
Sino-Tibetan language
endangered language
language
altName Choyo language NERFINISHED
Queyu (Choyo) NERFINISHED
classificationStatus closely related to other Qiangic varieties
closelyRelatedTo other Qiangic languages
country China
distribution scattered villages in western Sichuan
ethnicGroup Queyu people NERFINISHED
familyBranch Qiangic branch of Sino-Tibetan
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED
locatedIn western Sichuan, China NERFINISHED
name Choyo NERFINISHED
Queyu NERFINISHED
region western Sichuan NERFINISHED
spokenBy Choyo people NERFINISHED
Queyu people NERFINISHED
spokenIn China NERFINISHED
Sichuan NERFINISHED
western Sichuan
status endangered
lesser-known
minority language
subfamily Qiangic NERFINISHED
usedFor daily communication within Queyu communities
writingSystem no widely used standardized writing system

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Qiangic languages hasSubgroup Queyu language