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Also Known As:
Qiang, 羌語北部方言
Dialects & Varieties
- Luhua
- Mawo
- Cimulin
- Weigu
- Yadu
- Sanlong
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language and Technology
Language in Society
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
LaPolla, Randy J. and Chenglong Huang. 2003. "A Grammar of Qiang with Annotated Texts and Glossary." 31: Mouton de Gruyter.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
LaPolla, Randy J. and Chenglong Huang. 2003. "A Grammar of Qiang with Annotated Texts and Glossary." 31: Mouton de Gruyter.