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Zbu language

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Zbu
Showu
Native toChina
RegionSichuan
Native speakers
6,000 (2012)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3(included in Gyalrong jya)
Glottologzbua1234

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.[2]

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Gates, Jesse P. (2012). Situ In Situ: Towards a Dialectology of Jiāróng (rGyalrong) (M.A. thesis). Trinity Western University.
  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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