Also Known As:
Dzhunyan, Tungan, Huizu, Zwn'jan, Kwuizwu, 東干語
Dialects & Varieties
- Yage
- Gansu
- Shaanxi
Zhongya Donggan yuyan yanjiu (中亞東干語研究) [A Study of the Dungan Language of Central Asia]
Hai, Feng (海峰). 2003. Zhongya Donggan yuyan yanjiu (中亞東干語研究) [A Study of the Dungan Language of Central Asia]. Urumchi, China: Xinjiang University Press (新疆大學出版社).
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
1
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-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
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Dungan is the dominant languages used in the Dungan communities or within the family. But Russian is used in the official domains, including formal meetings in the Dungan communities where everyone speaks Dungan.
Location and Context
Countries
Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
yes
Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
all
Domains of Other Languages:
official domains
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Cyrillic script
Other writing systems used:
Arabic script; Latin script
Comments on writing systems:
Only Cyrillic script is in use nowadays. Writing is based on the Gansu Dungan variety.
Recent Resources
A Swadesh list in Dungan