Choni

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
cda
Alternate Names
Chona, Chone, Cone, Jone, Zhuoni
User Population

154,000 (2004).

Location

Gansu province: east Gannan prefecture, Diebu, Lintan, Zhouqu, and Zhuoni counties; Sichuan province: north.

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Language Status

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

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, Central Bodish
Dialects

Hbrugchu (Zhouqu), Thewo (Diebu, Thebo).

Language Use

Shifting to Amdo Tibetan [adx].

Language Development

Tibetan vernaculars are not written, but education in written Tibetan is available where Choni speakers live. Teachers probably speak either Choni or Amdo [adx].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Choni