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ALSO KNOWN AS		Ergong, Daofu, Horpa-Shangzhai, Hor, Hórsók, Danba, Western Jiarong, Pawang, Bawang, 爾龔語, 道孚語, 霍爾語
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Qiangic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ero
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Daofu Geshiza
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Information from: “Speakers of the non-Han languages and dialects of China” . Walter Shearer and Hongkai Sun (2002) Edwin Mellen Press

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
45,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Eastern dialect: 4000; Northern dialect: 5000; Central dialect: 19000; Western dialect: 17000

PLACES: China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sichuan Province (四川省)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "Danba, Dawu (Daofu), Luhuo, Xinlong and other Counties of Garze (Ganzi) Zang (Tibetan) Autonomous Prefecture, and Jinchuan, Zamtang (Rangtang) Barkam (Ma'erkang) and other Counties of Aba Zang (Tibetan-)Qiang Autonomous Prefecture" (p.154)

PLACES: China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northwest Sichuan (四川), Aba Prefecture (阿壩州), Southwest Rangtang county (壤塘縣/ཛམ་ཐང་རྫོང): Shili 石里, Shangzhai 上寨, Zongke 宗科 and Puxi 蒲西 townships along the Duke River.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: These locations are for the Shangzhai dialect of Horpa.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
45,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
45,000 (Shearer and Sun 2002). 15,000 monolinguals. Eastern dialect: 4000, Northern dialect: 5000, Central dialect: 19,000, Western Dialect 17,000

PLACES: China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sichuan Province, Ganzi (Garzê) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Danba (=Rongzhag), Daofu (Dawu), Luhuo, Xinlong (Nyagrong) counties; Aba (Ngawa) Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Jinchua (Quqên) County; Ganzi Prefecture, Chengguan District, Central and eastern Daofu County; Wari District, Wari, Xiajia, and Muru townships; Bamei District, Shazhong Township; Danba County, Dasang District, Geshiza, Bianer, and Dandong townships; Chuangu District, Donggu Township; Jinchuan District, Bawang, Jinchuan townships. Scattered communities in Hexi District, Manqing, Zhuwo, and Duoshan townships; Xialatuo District, Renda Township.

			2012	LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)						Institute for Language Information and Technology	Eastern Michigan University	http://llmap.org	Anthony Aristar and Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie	Anthony Aristar, Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie. 2012. "LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)." Online: http://llmap.org.									31.091339,101.748892
		1	2007	Morphological Causative Formation in Shangzhai Horpa			Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics	2					Jackson T.-S. Sun	Jackson T.-S. Sun. 2007. "Morphological Causative Formation in Shangzhai Horpa." In Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics, 2:						These locations are for the Shangzhai dialect of Horpa.	China	Northwest Sichuan (四川), Aba Prefecture (阿壩州), Southwest Rangtang county (壤塘縣/ཛམ་ཐང་རྫོང): Shili 石里, Shangzhai 上寨, Zongke 宗科 and Puxi 蒲西 townships along the Duke River.
0773473068			2002	Speakers of the non-Han languages and dialects of China		Edwin Mellen Press							Walter Shearer and Hongkai Sun	Walter Shearer and Hongkai Sun. 2002. Speakers of the non-Han languages and dialects of China. Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press.		45,000	10000-99999	Eastern dialect: 4000; Northern dialect: 5000; Central dialect: 19000; Western dialect: 17000	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"Danba, Dawu (Daofu), Luhuo, Xinlong and other Counties of Garze (Ganzi) Zang (Tibetan) Autonomous Prefecture, and Jinchuan, Zamtang (Rangtang) Barkam (Ma'erkang) and other Counties of Aba Zang (Tibetan-)Qiang Autonomous Prefecture" (p.154)	China	Sichuan Province (四川省)
	16		2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX			http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	45,000	10000-99999	45,000 (Shearer and Sun 2002). 15,000 monolinguals. Eastern dialect: 4000, Northern dialect: 5000, Central dialect: 19,000, Western Dialect 17,000	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		China	Sichuan Province, Ganzi (Garzê) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Danba (=Rongzhag), Daofu (Dawu), Luhuo, Xinlong (Nyagrong) counties; Aba (Ngawa) Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Jinchua (Quqên) County; Ganzi Prefecture, Chengguan District, Central and eastern Daofu County; Wari District, Wari, Xiajia, and Muru townships; Bamei District, Shazhong Township; Danba County, Dasang District, Geshiza, Bianer, and Dandong townships; Chuangu District, Donggu Township; Jinchuan District, Bawang, Jinchuan townships. Scattered communities in Hexi District, Manqing, Zhuwo, and Duoshan townships; Xialatuo District, Renda Township.

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