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*How many speakers are there: 1,800,000 (2005 C. Lhungrub)  
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*'''How many speakers are there:''' 1,800,000 (2005 C. Lhungrub)  
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*Where do they live: Tibet  
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*'''Where do they live:''' Tibet  
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*What other languages might they know: Chinese, Thewo and Choni (Bradley 1997)   
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*'''What other languages might they know:''' Chinese, Thewo and Choni (Bradley 1997)   
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*Language status: 6a (Vigorous)
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*'''Language status:''' 6a (Vigorous)
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*Normative orthography: ?
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*'''Normative orthography:''' ?
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*What is the orthography like: Tibetan script  
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*'''What is the orthography like:''' Tibetan script  
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*ISO codes: adx
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*'''ISO codes:''' adx
  
 
We have a English-Chinese dictionary of the spoken Amdo language.  
 
We have a English-Chinese dictionary of the spoken Amdo language.  
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*How many speakers are there: 83,000 (1999 Sun Hong Kai)  
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*'''How many speakers are there:''' 83,000 (1999 Sun Hong Kai)  
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*Where do they live: Sichuan province: Dangba, Songgang, Suomo, Zhuokeji (Situ dialect); Aba county, Kehe and Rongan townships; Maerkang county, Chabao district, Dazang, Longerjia, and Shaerzong townships (Chabao); Maerkang county, Sidaba district, Caodeng, Kangshan, and Ribu townships (Sidaba); Rangtang county, between Shili and Wuyi and townships along middle Duke river; Seda county, a small town; Duke and Seda rivers’ confluence.  
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*'''Where do they live: Sichuan province:''' Dangba, Songgang, Suomo, Zhuokeji (Situ dialect); Aba county, Kehe and Rongan townships; Maerkang county, Chabao district, Dazang, Longerjia, and Shaerzong townships (Chabao); Maerkang county, Sidaba district, Caodeng, Kangshan, and Ribu townships (Sidaba); Rangtang county, between Shili and Wuyi and townships along middle Duke river; Seda county, a small town; Duke and Seda rivers’ confluence.  
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*What other languages might they know: Mandarin Chinese, a few also use Central Tibetan and Northern Qiang   
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*'''What other languages might they know:''' Mandarin Chinese, a few also use Central Tibetan and Northern Qiang   
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*Language status: 6a (Vigorous). Intellectuals worry about diminishing use.
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*'''Language status:''' 6a (Vigorous). Intellectuals worry about diminishing use.
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*Normative orthography: ?
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*'''Normative orthography:''' ?
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*What is the orthography like: Tibetan script  
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*'''What is the orthography like:''' Tibetan script  
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*ISO code: jya
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*'''ISO code:''' jya
  
 
We found a [https://www.academia.edu/18511682/Dictionnaire_Japhug_chinois_fran%C3%A7ais dictionary in Chinese and French]. It's database is in  [https://htq.minpaku.ac.jp/databases/rGyalrong/ English and Chinese], with some sample texts.  
 
We found a [https://www.academia.edu/18511682/Dictionnaire_Japhug_chinois_fran%C3%A7ais dictionary in Chinese and French]. It's database is in  [https://htq.minpaku.ac.jp/databases/rGyalrong/ English and Chinese], with some sample texts.  
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*How many speakers are there: 1,380,000 in Tibet and China (1994)
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*'''How many speakers are there:''' 1,380,000 in Tibet and China (1994)
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*Where do they live: Tibet  
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*'''Where do they live:''' Tibet  
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*What other languages might they know: Maybe Chinese   
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*'''What other languages might they know:''' Maybe Chinese   
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*Language status: 6a (Vigorous)
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*'''Language status:''' 6a (Vigorous)
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*Normative orthography: ?
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*'''Normative orthography:''' ?
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*What is the orthography like: Tibetan script  
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*'''What is the orthography like:''' Tibetan script  
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*ISO code: khg
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*'''ISO code:''' khg
  
  
 
Hard to find text resources.   
 
Hard to find text resources.   
  
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[[Category:sp23_LanguageSelection, Amdo Tibetan, Gyalrong, Kham Tibetan]]
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[[Category:sp23_LanguageSelection Amdo Tibetan Gyalrong | Kham Tibetan]]

Revision as of 00:21, 23 January 2023

I would like to work with Yue Zhang and Levin Ho.

Order of preference:

  1. Amdo Tibetan
  2. Gyalrong
  3. Kham Tibetan

Amdo Tibetan

Morphological typology: SOV; many onset clusters


Basic information:

  • How many speakers are there: 1,800,000 (2005 C. Lhungrub)
  • Where do they live: Tibet
  • What other languages might they know: Chinese, Thewo and Choni (Bradley 1997)
  • Language status: 6a (Vigorous)
  • Normative orthography: ?
  • What is the orthography like: Tibetan script
  • ISO codes: adx

We have a English-Chinese dictionary of the spoken Amdo language.

Gyalrong

Morphological typology: SOV; phonologically and lexically similar to Tibetan, grammatically more similar to Pumi and Qiang; complex consonant clusters; limited pitch contrast.

Basic information:

  • How many speakers are there: 83,000 (1999 Sun Hong Kai)
  • Where do they live: Sichuan province: Dangba, Songgang, Suomo, Zhuokeji (Situ dialect); Aba county, Kehe and Rongan townships; Maerkang county, Chabao district, Dazang, Longerjia, and Shaerzong townships (Chabao); Maerkang county, Sidaba district, Caodeng, Kangshan, and Ribu townships (Sidaba); Rangtang county, between Shili and Wuyi and townships along middle Duke river; Seda county, a small town; Duke and Seda rivers’ confluence.
  • What other languages might they know: Mandarin Chinese, a few also use Central Tibetan and Northern Qiang
  • Language status: 6a (Vigorous). Intellectuals worry about diminishing use.
  • Normative orthography: ?
  • What is the orthography like: Tibetan script
  • ISO code: jya

We found a dictionary in Chinese and French. It's database is in English and Chinese, with some sample texts.

Kham Tibetan

Morphological typology: SOV; tonal, 4 tones

Basic information:

  • How many speakers are there: 1,380,000 in Tibet and China (1994)
  • Where do they live: Tibet
  • What other languages might they know: Maybe Chinese
  • Language status: 6a (Vigorous)
  • Normative orthography: ?
  • What is the orthography like: Tibetan script
  • ISO code: khg


Hard to find text resources.