Xibe | |
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Sibe | |
ᠰᡞᠪᡝ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ sibe gisun | |
Pronunciation | [ɕivə kisun][1] |
Native to | China |
Region | Xinjiang[2] |
Ethnicity | 189,000 Sibe people (2000)[3] |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2000)[3] |
Sibe alphabet (variant of the Manchu alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sjo |
Glottolog | xibe1242 |
ELP | Xibe |
The Xibe language (Xibe: ᠰᡞᠪᡝ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ, romanized: sibe gisun, also Sibo, Sibe) is a Tungusic language spoken by members of the Sibe minority of Xinjiang, in Northwest China.