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Oroqen language

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Native to
  
China

ISO 639-3
  
orh

Native speakers
  
(12 fluent cited 1990)

Glottolog
  
oroq1238

Region
  
Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang

Language family
  
Tungusic Northern Evenki Oroqen

Oroqen (also known as Orochon, Oronchon, Olunchun, Elunchun, Ulunchun) is a Northern Tungusic language spoken in the People's Republic of China. Dialects are Gankui and Heilongjiang. Gankui is the standard dialect. It is spoken by the Oroqen people of Inner Mongolia (predominantly the Oroqin Autonomous Banner) and Heilongjiang in Northeast China.

Currently, the Oroqen language is still unwritten. However, the majority of the Oroqen are capable of reading and writing Chinese and some can also speak the Daur language.

Geographic distribution

Oroqen is spoken in the following counties of China (Ethnologue).

  • Heilongjiang province
  • Da Hinggan Ling: Huma County and Tahe County
  • Heihe: Xunke County
  • Yichun: Jiayin County and Heihe City
  • Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
  • Hulun Buir: Butha Autonomous Banner and Oroqen Autonomous Banner

    • References

    Oroqen language Wikipedia
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