Zbu language

Zbu (Chinese Ribu 日部), or Showu, is a Rgyalrong language spoken in Sichuan, China.

Zbu
Showu
Native to	China
Region	Sichuan
Native speakers	6,000
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Qiangic Rgyalrongic rGyalrong Zbu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	(included in jya)
Glottolog	zbua1234

The Khalong Tibetan language has a Showu (Zbu) substratum, as evident from its phonology and grammar.[1]

Distribution

Gates (2012: 105-106)[2] lists the following locations where Zbu is spoken. It is spoken by over 6,000 people in 28 villages.

• Sìdàbà (Written Tibetan: Stod-pa) District of Barkam County: in Kāngshān (Khang-sar) and Rìbù (rDzong-’bur) Townships
• Rangtang County: Wúyī Township and Shili Township, in Shàngdàshígōu, Zhōngdàshígōu, and Xiàdàshígōu Villages. Shili Township also has Shangzhai (sTodsde/Northern Horpa) speakers.
• Gēlètuó Township, Seda County, Ganzi Prefecture: in Tshopo, Nyagluo, Rabde, and Tshekho Villages
• southwestern corner of Ābà/rNga-ba County: in Kēhé and Róngān Townships (Asejie, Mengu, Sharga, Ganba, and Tsega Villages). Amdo Tibetan is the local lingua franca.

References

1. Tournadre, Nicolas (2005). "L'aire linguistique tibétaine et ses divers dialectes." Lalies, 2005, n°25, p. 7–56.
2. Gates, Jesse P. (2012). Situ in situ: towards a dialectology of Jiāróng (rGyalrong) (M.A. thesis). Trinity Western University.

• Gong, Xun (2014). "The Personal Agreement System of Zbu Rgyalrong (Ngyaltsu Variety)". Transactions of the Philological Society. 112 (1): 44–60. doi:10.1111/1467-968X.12007.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Gong, Xun (2018). Le rgyalrong zbu, une langue tibéto-birmane de Chine du Sud-ouest. Une étude descriptive, typologique et comparative [Zbu Rgyalrong, a Tibeto-Burman language of Southwest China: a descriptive, typological and comparative study] (Doctoral thesis) (in French). INALCO-CNRS-EHESS.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)