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Zbu language

Zbu language

Rgyalrong language spoken in Sichuan, China

Zbu (Chinese Ribu 日部), or Showu, is a Rgyalrong language spoken in Sichuan, China.

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The Khalong Tibetan language has a Showu (Zbu) substratum, as evident from its phonology and grammar.[2]

Distribution

Gates (2012: 105–106)[1] lists the following locations where Zbu is spoken. It is spoken by over 6,000 people in 28 villages.

  • Sìdàbà (Written Tibetan: Stod-pa) District of Barkam County: in Kāngshān (Khang-sar) and Rìbù (rDzong-’bur) Townships
  • Rangtang County: Wúyī Township and Shili Township, in Shàngdàshígōu, Zhōngdàshígōu, and Xiàdàshígōu Villages. Shili Township also has Shangzhai (sTodsde/Northern Horpa) speakers.
  • Gēlètuó Township, Seda County, Ganzi Prefecture: in Tshopo, Nyagluo, Rabde, and Tshekho Villages
  • southwestern corner of Ābà/rNga-ba County: in Kēhé and Róngān Townships (Asejie, Mengu, Sharga, Ganba, and Tsega Villages). Amdo Tibetan is the local lingua franca.

References

  1. [1]
    Gates, Jesse P. (2012). Situ In Situ: Towards a Dialectology of Jiāróng (rGyalrong) (M.A. thesis). Trinity Western University.
  2. [2]
    Tournadre, Nicolas (2005). "L'aire linguistique tibétaine et ses divers dialectes" [The Tibetan Linguistic Area and Its Various Dialects] (PDF). Lalies No. 25 (in French). Paris: Éditions Rue d'Ulm. pp. 7–56. ISBN 2-7288-0346-3.

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