Kili language
Tungusic language of northeastern Manchuria and Russia
Kili | |
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Kur-Urmi | |
Native to | Russia, China |
Native speakers | (40 cited 1989–1990)[citation needed] |
Language family | Tungusic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | kile1243 |
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Kili is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Kili (Kilen, Kirin, Kila), known as Hezhe or more specifically Qile'en (Chinese: 奇勒恩; pinyin: Qílè'ēn) in Chinese and also as the Kur-Urmi dialect of Nanai, is a Tungusic language of Russia and China. Nanai is a Southern Tungusic language, and Kili has traditionally been considered one of the diverse dialects of Nanai, but it "likely belongs to the northern group".[1]
References
- ^ Alexander Vovin, "Tungusic Languages", in the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2006
External links
- ELAR archive of Endangered Tungusic Languages of Khabarovskij Kraj (including Kur-Urmi)
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Tungusic languages
- Even
- Evenki
- Kili
- Negidal
- Oroqen
- Oroch†
- Udege
- Jurchen†
- Manchu
- Xibe¹
- Bala†
- Alchuka†
- Chinese Kyakala†
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