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== 2. Brahui ==
 
== 2. Brahui ==
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Morphological typology: agglutinative
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Morphological typology: agglutinative <ref> http://lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=207 </ref>
  
 
=== Basic Information ===
 
=== Basic Information ===
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* ISO Code:
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* ISO Code: brh <ref> https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brh </ref>
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* Number of speakers:
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* Number of speakers: 2,430,000 <ref> https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brh </ref>
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* Location:
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* Location: South central, Quetta and Kalat region, east Balochistan and Sindh provinces in Pakistan <ref> https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brh </ref>
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* Other possible languages known by speakers:  
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* Other possible languages known by speakers: Western dialect of Baluchi <ref> http://lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=207 </ref>
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* Status:
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* Orthography: Arabic script <ref> https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brh </ref>
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* Orthography:
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==== Status ====
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The literacy rate in Brahui is low, and it does not have an official status. <ref>http://lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=207</ref>
  
 
=== Text Availability ===
 
=== Text Availability ===
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The ''Daily Talar'' is a newspaper in Brahui, and there is poetry written in the language. <ref> http://talar.brahvimedia.net/?page=1 </ref> <ref> http://brahui.page.tl/Brahui-Poetry-Page-3.htm </ref> There is also a section of the Bible available in Brahui. <ref> https://archive.org/details/rosettaproject_brh_gen-1 </ref>
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== 3. Huichol ==
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Morphological typology: polysynthetic <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huichol_language#Morphology </ref>
  
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== 3. Shan ==
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=== Basic Information <ref> https://www.ethnologue.com/language/hch </ref> ===
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Morphological typology: agglutinative
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* ISO Code: hch
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* Number of speakers: 17,800
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* Location: Nayarit and Jalisco states, Mexico
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* Other possible languages known by speakers: Spanish
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* Orthography: Latin script
  
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==== Status ====
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The Huichol language is actively spoken by the Huichol ethnic group, and is used by all ages in all domains, including religious service, commerce, and administration. <ref> https://www.ethnologue.com/language/hch </ref>
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=== Text Availability ===
 
=== Text Availability ===
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Considering the activeness with which the language is used and spoken, as well as recent efforts and studies to promote the learning of it, it will be fairly easy to find a page of text in the language. <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huichol_language </ref>
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[[Category:Kalmyk]]
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[[Category:Brahui]]
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[[Category:Huichol]]

Latest revision as of 02:51, 19 January 2017

1. Kalmyk-Oirat

Morphological typology: agglutinative [1]

Basic Information [2]

  • ISO Code: xal
  • Number of speakers: 360,800
  • Location: Kalmykia Republic, province of Russia
  • Other possible languages known by speakers: Russian
  • Orthography: Cyrillic script

Status

Kalmyk is classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO. A few children learn the language. It is the official language of the Kalmykia Republic along with Russian. [3] [4]

Text Availability

The Bible is available in Kalmyk. [5]

2. Brahui

Morphological typology: agglutinative [6]

Basic Information

  • ISO Code: brh [7]
  • Number of speakers: 2,430,000 [8]
  • Location: South central, Quetta and Kalat region, east Balochistan and Sindh provinces in Pakistan [9]
  • Other possible languages known by speakers: Western dialect of Baluchi [10]
  • Orthography: Arabic script [11]

Status

The literacy rate in Brahui is low, and it does not have an official status. [12]

Text Availability

The Daily Talar is a newspaper in Brahui, and there is poetry written in the language. [13] [14] There is also a section of the Bible available in Brahui. [15]

3. Huichol

Morphological typology: polysynthetic [16]

Basic Information [17]

  • ISO Code: hch
  • Number of speakers: 17,800
  • Location: Nayarit and Jalisco states, Mexico
  • Other possible languages known by speakers: Spanish
  • Orthography: Latin script

Status

The Huichol language is actively spoken by the Huichol ethnic group, and is used by all ages in all domains, including religious service, commerce, and administration. [18]

Text Availability

Considering the activeness with which the language is used and spoken, as well as recent efforts and studies to promote the learning of it, it will be fairly easy to find a page of text in the language. [19]
  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmyk_Oirat#Linguistic_classification
  2. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/xal
  3. ↑ http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/index.php?hl=en&page=atlasmap&lid=368
  4. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/xal
  5. ↑ http://ibtrussia.org/en/ebook?id=KAL
  6. ↑ http://lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=207
  7. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brh
  8. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brh
  9. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brh
  10. ↑ http://lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=207
  11. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brh
  12. ↑ http://lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=207
  13. ↑ http://talar.brahvimedia.net/?page=1
  14. ↑ http://brahui.page.tl/Brahui-Poetry-Page-3.htm
  15. ↑ https://archive.org/details/rosettaproject_brh_gen-1
  16. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huichol_language#Morphology
  17. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/hch
  18. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/hch
  19. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huichol_language
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