Jurchenic languages
Tungusic language subgroup
Jurchenic | |
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Manchuric | |
Geographic distribution | Northeastern China |
Linguistic classification | Tungusic
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Subdivisions |
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Glottolog | manc1250 |
The Jurchenic languages (also known as the Manchuric languages) form a subgroup of Tungusic languages of northeastern China.[1]
Languages
- Jurchenic languages[2]
- Jurchen †
- Manchu
- Xibe
- Bala †
- Alchuka †
- Chinese Kyakala †
- Jurchen †
Bala, Alchuka, and Chinese Kyakala are extinct Jurchenic languages that were documented in the 1980s. They preserve many archaic features that are highly crucial for the historical-comparative study of Tungusic languages.[1]
References
- ^ a b Hölzl, Andreas; Payne, Thomas E. (2022). Tungusic languages: past and present. Berlin: Language Science Press. ISBN 978-3-96110-395-9. OCLC 1356978751.
- ^ Perekhvalskaya, Elena (2022). "From consonant to tone: Laryngealized and pharyngealized vowels in Udihe". In Hölzl, Andreas; Payne, Thomas E. (eds.). Tungusic languages: past and present. Berlin: Language Science Press. pp. 227–263. ISBN 978-3-96110-395-9. OCLC 1356978751.