Oroqen | |
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Oroqen Language | |
Oroqen Urkun; óróčən ulgür | |
Native to | China |
Region | China: Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang |
Ethnicity | Oroqen |
Native speakers | c. 3,789 (2009) [1] |
Dialects |
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
orh |
Glottolog |
oroq1238 |
ELP | Oroqen |
Oroqen /ˈɒrətʃɛn, ˈɒroʊ-/ ORR-ə-chen, ORR-oh- ( Oroqen Urkun; óróčən ulgür; also known as Orochon, Oronchon, Olunchun, Elunchun or Ulunchun) is a Northern Tungusic language spoken in the People's Republic of China. Dialects are Gankui and Heilongjiang. Gankui is the standard dialect. [1] It is spoken by the Oroqen people of Inner Mongolia (predominantly the Oroqin Autonomous Banner) and Heilongjiang in Northeast China. [2]
Since the 1980s, Oroqen-language materials were produced by teachers in Oroqen-speaking areas. They based the language's orthography either on IPA or Pinyin. A majority of Oroqen speakers use Chinese as a literary language and some also speak Daur.
Oroqen is spoken in the following counties of China: [1]
Listed below are some Oroqen sentences. [3] They are transcribed in Oroqen Fonetic Alphabet.
Arian has three elder brothers. | Arian ilan axči |
The children are all come in. | Kúxä səl ku əmčə |
Arian's elder brother is coming. | Arian axninin əmčə |
I'm a student. | Pi pite turan |
You're taller than me | ši mintu gúkta |
The house is neat and tidy. | Ər jü čaldä le |
Arian untied the rope | Arian ušixəmúə pudičə |
How many children do you have? | ši ati kúxa či pišiniʔ |
Arian took off his clothes |
Arian kantaxúə purmə ədəjə |
Labial | Alveolar |
Post- alveolar |
Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | |
voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | ||
Fricative | ɸ | ʃ | x ~ [ ɣ] ~ [ h] | |||
Rhotic | r | |||||
Approximant | l | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | ||
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High | i iː | y | u uː | |
Near-high | ɪ ɪː | ʊ ʊː | ||
High-mid | eː | ə əː | o oː | |
Low-mid | ɛː | ɔ ɔː | ||
Low | ɑ ɑː |