Also Known As:
Xumi, 史興話, 旭米語
Dialects & Varieties
- two sub-varieties with restricted mutual intelligibility (Lower Xumi and Upper Xumi)
Shǐxīng, a Sino-Tibetan Language of South-west China: A Grammatical Sketch with two Appended Texts
Katia Chirkova. 2009. "Shǐxīng, a Sino-Tibetan Language of South-west China: A Grammatical Sketch with Two Appended Texts." In Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 32: 1-89. http://www.katia-chirkova.info/resources/publications/published/KC2009S…
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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1800
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Location and Context
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China
Location Description
Shuiluo Township 水洛, Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The Xumi people reside in 11 villages in the Shuiluo Valley. The five largest villages are: Xiwa 西瓦, Dongla 東拉, Lanman 蘭满, Pingweng 平翁, and Liangbao 兩保.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Kami Tibetan, Prinmi, Nà, Nàxī, and Southwest Mandarin.
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