Kili language

Kili
Kili
Kur-Urmi
Native to	Russia, China
Native speakers	(40 cited 1989–1990)[citation needed]
Language family	Tungusic Northern? Evenki group Kili; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	kile1243
ELP	Kili; Kilen;

Kili (Kilen, Kirin, Kila), known as Hezhe or more specifically Qileen (奇勒恩 Qílè'ēn) in Chinese and also as the Kur-Urmi dialect of Nanai, is a Tungusic language of Russia and China. Nanai is a Southern Tungusic language, and Kili has traditionally been considered one of the diverse dialects of Nanai, but it "likely belongs to the northern group".^[1]

References[]

^ Alexander Vovin, "Tungusic Languages", in the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2006

External links[]

ELAR archive of Endangered Tungusic Languages of Khabarovskij Kraj (including Kur-Urmi)

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[1] Alexander Vovin, "Tungusic Languages", in the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2006

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