| Oroqen | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
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| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | orh |
| Glottolog | oroq1238 |
| ELP | Oroqen |
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]
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.
- ^ a b Oroqen at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "Did you know Oroqen is severely endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
