Endangered Languages Project - Gansu Bonan

Gansu Bonan

^{[aka Islamic Bonan, Moslem Bonan, Baoan]}

Classification: Mongolic

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Islamic Bonan, Moslem Bonan, Baoan, Bao'an, Baonan, Baongan, 甘肅保安語, 積石山保安語
CLASSIFICATION		Mongolic, Shirongolic, Southern Shirongolic
ORTHOGRAPHY		None
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		peh
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		The ISO code [peh] covers both Gansu Bonan and Qinghai Bonan, but the most recent linguistic references recognize these two as distinct and separate. Nationality of speakers: Bonan; This nationality does not comprise the speakers of Qinghai Bonan, who are classified as members of the "Tu" nationality. Due to differences in religion, the base of bilingualism, languages of education and, since the mid 19th century also location, the two forms of speech are distinct, though still closely related languages.

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Information from: “Bonan” (325-345) . Wu Hugjiltu (2003) , Juha Janhunen, · London & New York: Routledge

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000-15,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
16,500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Age structure of speakers: all generations, but rapidly decreasing from below.

DATE OF INFO: 2000

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Widespread bilingualism in local Chinese (Hezhou Mandarin); increasing knowledge of standard Mandarin Chinese
Scripts (Writing system): None
More on Orthography: No use of writing.

PLACES: China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Three villages in Jishishan Autonomous County of Linxia Hui Autonomous District (臨夏回族自治區), Gansu Province, China.

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