Also Known As:
Khamnigan Evenki, Khamnigan Tungus, Horse Tungus, Tungus Evenki, 通古斯鄂溫克
Dialects & Varieties
- two different dialectal forms
Red Book on Endangered Languages: Northeast Asia
Juha Janhunen; Tapani Salminen. 2000. "UNESCO RED BOOK ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: NORTHEAST ASIA." Online: http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/nasia_report.html
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
~1,600
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"with a strong interference of Khamnigan Mongol at all levels of linguistic structure"
Location and Context
Countries
Russia; China; Mongolia
Location Description
the Onon-Argun region of Transbaikalia
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Khamnigan Mongol is the community language.
Number of Other Language Speakers:
no monolingual
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Mensaje informativo
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