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Tungusic language spoken in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oroqen (/ˈɒrətʃɛn, ˈɒroʊ-/ 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]
Oroqen | |
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Orochon, Oronchon, Olunchun, Elunchun, Ulunchun | |
Арутчэн Уркун ɔrɔtʃeen ulguur | |
Pronunciation | /arʊtɕʰen urkun/ |
Native to | China |
Region | China: Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang |
Ethnicity | Oroqen |
Native speakers | 3,789 (2009)[1] |
Dialects |
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Latin script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | orh |
Glottolog | oroq1238 |
ELP | Oroqen |
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][failed verification] They are transcribed in Oroqen Phonetic 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 |
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