Oroqen
Spoken in China
Region Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang
Total speakers 1,200
Language family Altaic[1] (controversial)

• Tungusic
  • Northern
    • Evenki
      • Oroqen

Language codes
ISO 639-1 None
ISO 639-2 tut
ISO 639-3 orh
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Oroqen (also known as Orochon, Oronchon, Olunchun, Elunchun, Ulunchun) is a Northern Tungusic language spoken in the People's Republic of China. Dialects are Gankui and Heilongjiang. Gankui is the standard dialect. [2] It is spoken by the Oroqen peoples of Inner Mongolia (prodominantly the Oroqin Autonomous Banner) and Heilongjiang in Northeast China.

Currently the Oroqen language is still unwritten; however, the majority of the Oroqen are capable of reading and writing Chinese and some can also speak the Daur language.

Notes

References

• Ethnologue entry for Oroqen

Altaic languages

¹ Not always recognized as Altaic languages. See also Buyeo languages.
Tungusic languages
Northern
Southern Southeastern
Southwestern
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