Mak language

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Mak language is a lesser-known Kam–Sui language spoken by an ethnic minority community in southern China, primarily in Guizhou Province.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kam–Sui language
Sino-Tibetan language
natural language
belongsTo Kam–Sui branch of Kra–Dai
country China
endangermentStatus endangered language
ethnicity Mak NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Mak (Mo) language NERFINISHED
Maojia language NERFINISHED
Mo language NERFINISHED
hasGlottologCode maka1319
hasISO6393Code mkg
hasLinguisticFeature SVO basic word order
monosyllabic morphemes
tonal language
hasMorphologicalType analytic language
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive tones
rich consonant inventory
hasSpeakerPopulationStatus small number of speakers
isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith Standard Chinese NERFINISHED
isOftenClassifiedAs variety distinct from standard Chinese
isRecognizedAs separate language in many linguistic classifications
isRelatedTo Kam language NERFINISHED
Maonan language NERFINISHED
Sui language NERFINISHED
isSpokenAlongside Southwestern Mandarin NERFINISHED
Standard Chinese (Putonghua) NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf field surveys by Chinese linguists
isThreatenedBy language shift to Chinese
isUsedIn home domain
intra-community communication
languageFamily Kam–Sui
region Dushan County NERFINISHED
Libo County NERFINISHED
Pingtang County NERFINISHED
southeastern Guizhou
spokenBy Mak people NERFINISHED
ethnic minority in China
spokenIn China
Guizhou Province NERFINISHED
southern China
status lesser-known language
minority language
subfamilyOf Kra–Dai language family NERFINISHED
writingSystem no widely used standardized writing system

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