Oroqen language
Oroqen is a Northern Tungusic language spoken in the People's Republic of China. Dialects are Gankui and Heilongjiang. Gankui is the standard dialect. It is spoken by the Oroqen people of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in Northeast China.
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.Geographic distribution
Oroqen is spoken in the following counties of China.
The Gankui dialect is used as the standard dialect for the Oroqen language.Phonology
Consonants
- Allophones of /x/ are heard as , .
- A bilabial /ɸ/ can also be heard as a labio-dental .
- A rhotic trill /r/ tends to sound as a tap , when occurring word-finally.
Vowels
- /ə, əː/ are often heard as lower sounds .
- Short allophones of /o, u/ are heard as .
