Also Known As:
Bogan, Bengan, Pukan, Hualo, Huazu, 布甘語, 本甘語, 布賡語
Dialects & Varieties
Bugeng yu yan jiu (布賡語研究) [A Study of Bugan]
Li, Yunbing (李云兵). 2005. Bugeng yu yan jiu (布賡語研究) [A Study of Bugan]. Beijing: The Ethnic Publishing House (民族出版社).
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~2700
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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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.
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Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
2700
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
All the Bugan speak Bugan. Some middle-aged or older people can't understand Southwestern Mandarin. Illiterate children or teenagers don't understand Southwestern Mandarin well either.
Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Southwestern Mandarin
Number of Other Language Speakers:
many
Domains of Other Languages:
official domains
Writing Systems
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Writing system:
no orthgraphy
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