Also Known As:
Bai Ma, Pe, 白馬語
Dialects & Varieties
- Southern Baima
- Northern Baima
- Western Baima
Personal communication on Baima
Chirkova, Katia. 2015. Personal communication on Baima (November 12).
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
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
14000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description
"Three counties in Sichuan Province (Jiuzhaigou, Songpan [Zung-chu], Pingwu) and one county in Gansu Province (Wenxian, Tielou Township) in the People’s Republic of China. Baima reside in the mountainous areas at the borders of these counties in the immediate proximity of Qiang, Chinese and Tibetan ethnic groups."
Government Support
no
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
negative to netural
Other Languages Used By The Community
Southwastern Mandarin
Number of Other Language Speakers:
majority
Domains of Other Languages:
Mandarin in official domains; Baima in home domains.
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
IPA
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
traditionally not written down
Recent Resources
Focuses on education in Tibet China while highlighting the development of a teaching system in which
An Introduction to and Annotated Translation of dMu dge bSam gtan's Essays on Dwags po (Baima Zangzu
This article treats the question of whether the Baima language is an independent language
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