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Kangjia language

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Native to
  
China

Ethnicity
  
2,000 (2007)

ISO 639-3
  
kxs

Region
  
Qinghai

Native speakers
  
1,000 (2007)

Language family
  
Mongolic Shirongolic Kangjia

The Kangjia language (in Chinese, 康家语 Kāngjiā Yǔ) is a recently discovered Mongolic language spoken by a Muslim population of around 300 people in Jainca (Jianzha) County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai province of China. As to its taxonomic affiliation, Kangjia seems to be an intermediate between Bonan language and Dongxiang language (Santa).

References

Kangjia language Wikipedia