Buriat, China

A language of China

ISO 639: bxu
Alternate Names: Ba’erhu-Buliyate, Bargu Buriat, Buriat-Mongolian, Buryat, Northeastern Mongolian, Northern Mongolian
Population: 80,000 (Shearer and Sun 2017).
Location:: Nei Mongol Autonomous Region: Hulun-Buyr district, near Mongolia and Russia (Siberia) borders.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting). Language of recognized nationality: Mongolian.
Classification: Mongolic, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Buriat
Dialects: New Bargu (Xin Ba’erhu), Old Bargu (Chen Ba’erhu), Buriat (Buliyate, Buryat). Differs from Buriat of Mongolia [bxm] and the Russian Federation [bxr] due to influences of other languages. A member of macrolanguage Buriat [bua].
Language Use: Shifting to Mongolian [mon].
Language Development: Written Mongolian is the literary language. Texts.
Other Comments: Buddhist, traditional religion.

Location: Nei Mongol Autonomous Region: Hulun-Buyr district, near Mongolia and Russia (Siberia) borders.