Alchuka language
| Alchuka | |
|---|---|
| aʃïxa ash(u)ha | |
| Region | Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China |
| Ethnicity | Alchuka |
| Extinct | 1980s |
| None | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | alec1238 |
Alchuka (Chinese: 阿勒楚喀; pinyin: Ālèchǔkā; Manchu: Alcuka, Alcuha), also Alchuka Manchu (Chinese: 阿勒楚喀满语) and the Alchuka dialect of Manchu (Chinese: 满语阿勒楚喀方言) is an extinct Tungusic language that was spoken near Harbin in Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China.
A detailed overview of Alchuka can be found in Hölzl (2020).[1]
Name
[edit]Alchuka is the historical name of a town, now called Acheng District.[1]
Classification
[edit]Alchuka belongs to the Jurchenic subgroup of Tungusic. Other Jurchenic languages include Written Manchu, Bala, and Chinese Kyakala.[2]
Documentation
[edit]Alchuka has been documented in the 1980s by Mu Yejun (穆晔骏), in Mu (1981: 72;[3] 1985;[4] 1986a;[5] 1986b;[6] 1987;[7] 1988[8]). At the time, only very few elderly speakers were left.
Alchuka has also been discussed in Ikegami (1994,[9] 1999: 321–343[10]) and Hölzl (2017,[11] 2020[1]).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hölzl, Andreas (2020-01-01). "Language obsolescence in retrospect: The case of Alchuka".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hölzl, Andreas; Payne, Thomas E. (2022). Tungusic languages: past and present. Berlin: Language Science Press. ISBN 978-3-96110-395-9. OCLC 1356978751.
- ^ Mu, Yejun 穆晔骏. 1981. Jichu manyu gailun 基础满语概论. Songhuajiang diqu wenwu guanlizhan.
- ^ Mu, Yejun 穆晔骏. 1985. Alechuka manyu yuyin jianlun 阿勒楚喀满语语音简论. Manyu yanjiu 满语研究 1985(1). 5–15.
- ^ Mu, Yejun 穆晔骏. 1986a. Alechuka manyu de shuci yu gezhuci 阿勒楚喀满语的数词与格助词. Manyu yanjiu 满语研究 1986(1). 2–17.
- ^ Mu, Yejun 穆晔骏. 1986b. Lalin manyu yuyin gailun 拉林满语语音概论. Manyu yanjiu 满语研究 1986(2). 2–30.
- ^ Mu, Yejun 穆晔骏. 1987. Balayu 巴拉语. Manyu yanjiu 满语研究 1987(2). 2–31, 128.
- ^ Mu, Yejun 穆晔骏. 1988. Alechukayu yuanyin fasheng de yinbian tedian 阿勒楚喀语元音发声的音变特点. Manyu yanjiu 满语研究 7. 1–24.
- ^ Ikegami, Jirō 池上二良. 1994. Guanyu alechuka manyu de diaocha yanjiu 关于阿勒楚喀满语的调查研究. Manxue yanjiu 满学研究 2. 402–404.
- ^ Ikegami, Jirō 池上二良. 1999. Manshūgo kenkyū 満洲語研究. Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin.
- ^ Hölzl, Andreas. 2017. New evidence on Para-Mongolic numerals. Journal de la Société Finno-Ougrienne 96. 21–37.