Oroqen language

Oroqen
Orochon, Oronchon, Olunchun, Elunchun, Ulunchun
Арутчэн Уркун
ɔrɔtʃeen ulguur
Pronunciation/arʊtɕʰen urkun/
Native toChina
RegionChina: Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang
EthnicityOroqen
Native speakers
c. 3,789 (2009)[1]
Tungusic
  • Northern
Dialects
  • Gankui and Selpechen
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3orh
Glottologoroq1238
ELPOroqen

Oroqen (/ˈɒrəɛn, ˈɒr-/ ORR-ə-chen, ORR-oh-; Oroqen Urkun; ɔrɔtʃeen ulguur[citation needed]), 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.

  1. ^ a b Oroqen at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Did you know Oroqen is severely endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

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