DNG ISO 639-3
Dungan
Хуэйзў йүян (Huejzw jyjan) Autonym
A language of Kyrgyzstan
- ISO 639
- dng
- Alternate Names
- Dzhunyan, Huizu, Kwuizwu, Tungan, Zwn’jan
- Autonym
- Хуэйзў йүян (Huejzw jyjan)
- Population
- 56,300 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 58,100 (2009 census). Total users in all countries: 108,500.
- Location:
- Bishkek city; Chuy region: 2 small nearby border areas; Osh region; Ysyk-Kol region: Karakol area.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Chinese
- Dialects
- Ganzu (Gansu), Shaanxi (Shensi), Yage. Shaanxi and Ganzu varieties have difficult mutual inherent intelligibility. Debate over whether Dungan has 3 tones (a merging of 2 standard Mandarin tones) or 4 tones (with only a partial merging of the 2 standard Mandarin tones). Different from Mandarin [cmn] in phonology and lexicon.
- Language Use
- Those under 50–55 speak Russian [rus] as L1. Shifting to Russian [rus].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2006–2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Dungan
- Writing
- Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
- Other Comments
- Came from China over 100 years ago. Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Jambyl region: Korday and Jambyl districts.
- Dialects
- Shaanxi.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting)
- Other Comments
- Came from China over 100 years ago. View other languages of Kazakhstan
Language Name
Dungan
User Population
50,000 in Kazakhstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 51,900 (2009 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Uzbekistan
Language Name
Dungan
User Population
1,700 in Uzbekistan (2019).
Map
Location: Bishkek city; Chuy region: 2 small nearby border areas; Osh region; Ysyk-Kol region: Karakol area.
Size and Vitality
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