Sjo

Also Known As: Xibo,Sibo,Sibe,Xibe language,Sibin Description: The Xibe language (also Sibo language, Xibo language) is the most widely spoken of the Tungusic languages spoken by members of the Xibe ethnic group in Xinjiang, in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Xibe is intercomprehensible with the closely-related Manchu language; however, unlike Manchu, Xibe language is reported to have eight vowel distinctions as opposed to the six found in Manchu, differences in morphology, and a more complex system of vowel harmony. The general vocabulary and structure of Xibe has not been affected as much by Chinese as Manchu has. However, there are a number of Chinese loanwords, and a large body of sociological terminology, such as gəming (revolution) and gungshə (commune), have been borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the everyday vocabulary of the language. There has also been some influence from Russian. The language uses the Xibe script, a slightly revised version of the Manchu script. Xibe is taught as a second language by the Ili Normal University in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of northern Xinjiang; they established an undergraduate major in the language in 2005. In the Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, there is one..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Xibe Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/sjo/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png Rosetta Document Collection Bibliography: 1 (download) (browse) Detailed Description: 1 (download) (browse) Phonology: 1 (download) (browse) Table Of Contents: 1 (download) (browse)

Overview Main Country: China Spoken In: Regions: Asia ISO 639-3 Code: sjo Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Altaic Group     Tungus Group       Southern Tungus Group         Southwest Southern Group           Xibe Language