| Zbu | |
|---|---|
| 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]
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Alveopalatal | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occlusive | nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||
| prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿdz | ᶯɖʐ | ᶮdʑ | ᶮɟ | ᵑɡ | ᶰɢ | |
| voiced | b | d | dz | ɖʐ | dʑ | ɟ | ɡ | ɢ | |
| voiceless | p | t | ts | ʈʂ | tɕ | c | k | q | |
| aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | tsʰ | ʈʂʰ | tɕʰ | cʰ | kʰ | qʰ | |
| Continuant | voiced | w | ɮ | z | ʐ | ʑ | j | ɣ | ʁ |
| voiceless | ɬ | s | ʂ | ɕ | x | χ | |||
Zbu has nine vowel phonemes:a,o,u,ɤ,ɯ,ø,y,e andi.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
|  | |||
| EasternHimalayas (Tibet,Bhutan,Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
| ||||
| East andSoutheast Asia |
| ||||
| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
| ||||
| Proposed groupings | |||||
| Proto-languages | |||||
Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches. | |||||
 | ThisSino-Tibetan languages-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |