Qiang language


Qiang is a Sino-Tibetan language cluster of the Qiangic branch spoken by approximately 140,000 people in north-central Sichuan Province, China.
Qiang consists of:
In 2017, the Rma script was officially finalized and has been accepted by many Qiang people as the first ever official writing system for their language. There is no published information regarding to whether the script is compatible for both the Northern Qiang language and the Southern Qiang language or if it is only compatible for one of the languages.

Classification

Sims gives the following classification for the "Qiangish" languages, which include Northern Qiang and Southern Qiang. Individual dialects are highlighted in italics.
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Sims reconstructs tones for Proto-Rma, proposing that the lack of tones in Northern Qiang is due to Tibetan influence. High tones and low tones are reconstructed for Proto-Rma, as well as for Proto-Prinmi.