Tu language
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| Tu moŋɡuer |
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| Spoken in: | China | |
| Region: | Qinghai, Gansu | |
| Total speakers: | 152,000 | |
| Language family: | Altaic[1] (controversial) Mongolic Eastern Monguor Tu |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | tut | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | mjg | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
The Tu language (also known as Mongour, Monguor, and Mongor) is closely related to Mongolian. There are at least 11 different dialects, mostly spoken by the Tu people and is not a written language.
[edit] References
- 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).
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