Qabiao language
E899579
The Qabiao language is a lesser-known Kra language spoken by the Qabiao ethnic group in parts of northern Vietnam and southern China.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kra language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ language ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Gelao language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lachi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codeInGlottolog | qabi1235 ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy | field linguists ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
assimilation into majority populations
ⓘ
intergenerational transmission decline ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Qabiao ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Kra branch
ⓘ
Kra–Dai language family ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ka Beo
ⓘ
Kabeo NERFINISHED ⓘ Laqua NERFINISHED ⓘ Laqua (Qabiao) ⓘ Pubiao ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | analytic ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
lexical tone ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | small population ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | laq ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kra–Dai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area ⓘ |
| primaryWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| region |
Cao Bằng Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hà Giang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Qabiao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Vietnam ⓘ southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Kra ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
language shift to Chinese
ⓘ
language shift to Vietnamese ⓘ |
| usedAs | home language ⓘ |
| usedIn | Qabiao traditional culture ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely used standard writing system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.