Northern Kam
E899583
Northern Kam is a primary dialect of the Kam (Dong) language spoken by the Kam ethnic group in parts of southern China.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
variety of the Kam language ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Beilu Dong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Kam NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Dong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Dong people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammarFeature |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
use of sentence-final particles ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | kmc ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType |
analytic language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
Kam epic singing
ⓘ
Kam narrative songs ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex vowel system
ⓘ
contrastive tones ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus | minority language variety in China ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Kam villages in Guangxi
ⓘ
Kam villages in Guizhou ⓘ Kam villages in Hunan ⓘ |
| hasUsageDomain |
folklore
ⓘ
local rituals ⓘ oral communication ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | Southern Kam (to a limited degree) ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | field studies in Kam–Sui linguistics ⓘ |
| languageShiftTowards |
Southwestern Mandarin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLanguageFamily |
Kam–Sui languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kra–Dai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | local Kam cultural organizations ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Dong language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kam language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Kam ethnic communities in rural areas ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | rarely used as medium of formal schooling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters (occasionally used)
ⓘ
Latin script (for some transcriptions) ⓘ |
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