Dagur language
The Dagur, Daghur, Dahur, or Daur language, is a Mongolic language, as well as a distinct branch of the Mongolic language family, and is primarily spoken by members of the Dagur ethnic group.
| Dagur | |
|---|---|
| Dagur, Daghur, Dahur, or Daur language | |
| Даор Усуву
ᡩᠠᠣᠷ | |
| Pronunciation | [daɔr usuɣu] |
| Native to | China, Mongolia |
| Region | China: Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang Province, Xinjiang |
| Ethnicity | Daur |
Native speakers | (China: 91,000 cited 1999) |
| Latin script, Mongol script (Historically) and Cyrillic script. | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dta |
| Glottolog | daur1238 |
| ELP | Dagur |
There is no written standard in use, although a Pinyin-based orthography has been devised; instead the Dagur make use of Mongolian or Chinese, as most speakers know these languages as well. During the time of the Qing dynasty, Dagur was written with the Manchu alphabet.
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