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Kili language

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Kili
Kur-Urmi
Native toRussia, China
Native speakers
(40 cited 1989–1990)[citation needed]
Tungusic
  • Northern
Language codes
ISO 639-3None(mis)
Glottologkuro1242Kur-Urmi
kile1243Kilen
ELP
Kili is classified as Severely Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kili(Kilen, Kirin, Kila), known asHezheor more specificallyQile'en(Chinese:Kỳ lặc ân;pinyin:Qílè'ēn) in Chinese and also as the Kur-Urmi dialect ofNanai,is a moribundTungusic languageof Russia and China. Nanai is a Southern Tungusic language, and Kili has traditionally been considered one of the diverse dialects of Nanai, but it "likely belongs to the northern group".[1]

References

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  1. ^Alexander Vovin, "Tungusic Languages", in theEncyclopedia of Language and Linguistics,2006

Further reading

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  • Zhang, P. [ trương phái dư ]. (2013). The Kilen language of Manchuria: grammar of a moribund Tungusic language. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved fromhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4985881
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