Buriat, China

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
bxu
Alternate Names
Ba’erhu-Buliyate, Bargu Buriat, Buriat-Mongolian, Buryat, Northeastern Mongolian, Northern Mongolian
User Population

80,000 (Shearer and Sun 2017).

Location

Nei Mongol Autonomous Region: Hulun-Buyr district, near Mongolia and Russia (Siberia) borders.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting). Language of recognized nationality: Mongolian.

Classification
Mongolic, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Buriat
Dialects

New Bargu (Xin Ba’erhu), Old Bargu (Chen Ba’erhu), Buriat (Buliyate, Buryat). Differs from Buriat of Mongolia [bxm] and the Russian Federation [bxr] due to influences of other languages. A member of macrolanguage Buriat [bua].

Language Use

Shifting to Mongolian [mon].

Language Development

Written Mongolian is the literary language. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buriat, China
Other Comments

Buddhist, traditional religion.