| Zbu | |
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| Showu | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Sichuan |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in Gyalrongjya) |
| Glottolog | zbua1234 |
Zbu (Chinese:日部;pinyin:Rìbù), orShowu, is aGyalrong language spoken inSichuan, China.
TheKhalong Tibetan language has a Zbu/Showusubstratum, as evident from itsphonology andgrammar.[2]
Gates (2012: 105–106)[1] lists the following locations where Zbu is spoken. It is spoken by over 6,000 people in 28 villages.
Sino-Tibetan branches | |||||
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| EasternHimalayas (Tibet,Bhutan,Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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