| Zbu | |
|---|---|
| Showu | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Sichuan |
| Native speakers | 6,000 (2012) |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in Gyalrong jya) |
| Glottolog | zbua1234 |
Zbu (Chinese: 日部; pinyin: Rìbù), or Showu, is a Gyalrong language spoken in Sichuan, China.
The Khalong Tibetan language has Zbu/Showu substratum, as evident from its phonology and grammar.
Distribution
Gates (2012: 105–106) lists the following locations where Zbu is spoken. It is spoken by over 6,000 people in 28 villages.
- Sìdàbà (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
- ^ Gates, Jesse P. (2012). Situ In Situ: Towards a Dialectology of Jiāróng (rGyalrong) (M.A. thesis). Trinity Western University.
- 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.
Sources
- Gong, Xun (2014). "The Personal Agreement System of Zbu Rgyalrong (Ngyaltsu Variety)". Transactions of the Philological Society. 112 (1): 44–60. doi:10.1111/1467-968X.12007.
- Gong, Xun (2018). Le rgyalrong zbu, une langue tibéto-birmane de Chine du Sud-ouest. Une étude descriptive, typologique et comparative [Zbu Rgyalrong, a Tibeto-Burman Language of Southwest China: A Descriptive, Typological and Comparative Study] (Doctoral thesis) (in French). INALCO-CNRS-EHESS.
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