Bonan

Facts

  • Language: Bonan
  • Alternate names: Bao’an, Baonan, Boan, Paoan, Paongan
  • Language code: peh
  • Language family: Mongolic-Khitan, Mongolic, Southern Periphery Mongolic, Shirongol, Baoanic
  • Number of speakers: 6000
  • Vulnerability: Threatened [Read more...]
  • Script: Category

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    Introduction

    Bonan is a language of China. It is spoken in Southwest Gansu Province, Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Jishishan Bao’an-Dongxiang-Sala Autonomous county; east Qinghai Province, Tongren county.

    Dialects

    Jishishan (Dahejia, Dajiahe, Dakheczjha), Tongren (Tungyen). Jishishan subdialects are Ganhetan and Dadun; Tongren subdialects are Nianduhu, Guomari, Gajiuri, and Lower Bao’an. Jishishan dialect has been influenced by Mandarin Chinese (See: Chinese, Mandarin), Tongren by Tibetan (See: Tibetan, Central?). There are phonological and grammatical differences between them, and inherent intelligibility may be low.

    The Bonan Verb

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