Monguor language

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Monguor
moŋɡuer
Spoken in	China
Region	Qinghai, Gansu
Total speakers	152,000
Language family	Altaic[1] (controversial) Mongolic Eastern Monguor Monguor
Language codes
ISO 639-1	None
ISO 639-2	tut
ISO 639-3	mjg
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The Monguor language (simplified Chinese: 土族语; pinyin: Tǔzúyǔ; also written Mongour and Mongor) is closely related to Mongolian. There are at least 11 different dialects, mostly spoken by the Monguor; it is not a written language. A division into two languages, namely Mongghul in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County and Mangghuer in Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, is considered necessary by some scientists. While Mongghul was under strong influence from Tibetan, the same holds for Mangghuer and Chinese.

[edit] References

1. ^ Ethnologue

• Georg, Stefan (2003): Mongghul. In: Janhunen, Juha (ed.) (2003): The Mongolic languages. London: Routledge: 286-306.
• Slater, Keith W.: A grammar of Mangghuer: A Mongolic language of China's Qinghai-Gansu sprachbund. (London / New York, RoutledgeCurzon 2003).
• Zhàonàsītú 照那斯图: Tǔzúyǔ jiǎnzhì 土族语简志 (Introduction to the Tu language; Běijīng 北京, Mínzú chūbǎnshè 民族出版社 1981).

[edit] External links

• Monguor language at Ethnologue
• The Tu

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