The Jurchenic languages (also known as the Manchuric languages) form a subgroup of Tungusic languages of northeastern China.[1]

Jurchenic
Manchuric
Geographic
distribution
Northeastern China
Linguistic classificationTungusic
  • Southern
    • Jurchenic
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologmanc1250

Languages

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Bala, Alchuka, and Chinese Kyakala are extinct Jurchenic languages that were documented in the 1980s. They preserve many archaic features that are highly crucial for the historical-comparative study of Tungusic languages.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hölzl, Andreas; Payne, Thomas E. (2022). Tungusic languages: past and present. Berlin: Language Science Press. ISBN 978-3-96110-395-9. OCLC 1356978751.
  2. ^ Perekhvalskaya, Elena (2022). "From consonant to tone: Laryngealized and pharyngealized vowels in Udihe". In Hölzl, Andreas; Payne, Thomas E. (eds.). Tungusic languages: past and present. Berlin: Language Science Press. pp. 227–263. ISBN 978-3-96110-395-9. OCLC 1356978751.