Fuyü Gïrgïs language

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Fuyü Gïrgïs  
Pronunciation: [gɨr.gɨs]
Spoken in: China 
Region: Heilongjiang
Total speakers: ~600
Language family: Altaic[1] (controversial)
 Turkic
  Northern Turkic
   Fuyü Gïrgïs
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: –
ISO 639-3: –
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Fuyü Gïrgïs or Fu-Yu Kirgiz is the easternmost Turkic language. It is spoken in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, in and around Fuyü County, Qiqihar, which is located approximately 300 km northwest of Harbin. Fuyü Gïrgïs is spoken by a small number of passive speakers, and is not a dialect of Kyrgyz; the similar name is likely due to the survival of a common tribal name among both groups. Pioneering fieldwork on the language has been done by Hu Zhen-hua and G. Imart.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ethnologue report for Altaic - web link

[edit] References

  • Hu Zhen-hua and G. Imart. Fu-Yu Girgis: A Tentative Description of the Easternmost Turkic Language. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, 1988.
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Notes: ¹Listed in more than one group, ²Mixed language, ³Disputed, †Extinct