The Bonan Language (IN RUSSIAN)

B. H. Todaeva

Published by Nauka Publishing House, Moscow, 1964

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157 pages. The Bonan language (pronounced [p?ao?na?], Baonang; Chinese: ???, B?o'?ny?; Amdo Tibetan: Dorké), also known by its endonym Manikacha (Tibetan: ???????????; Wylie: Ma ni skad ci),[4] is the Mongolic language of the Bonan people of China. As of 1985, it was spoken by about 8,000 people, including about 75% of the total Bonan ethnic population and many ethnic Monguor, in Gansu and Qinghai Provinces. There are several dialects, which are influenced to varying degrees ? but always heavily ? by Chinese and Tibetan, while bilingualism in Wutun is less common. The most commonly studied is the Tongren dialect. Bonan is not typically written by speakers,[5] though there is a folk practice of writing Bonan with the Tibetan syllabary following Amdo pronunciation. USSR Academy od Sciences. Institute of Asian Peoples.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bonan Language (IN RUSSIAN)
• Publisher: Nauka Publishing House, Moscow
• Publication Date: 1964
• Language: Russian
• Binding: Paper Covers
• Condition: Good