Longjia language
| Longjia | |
|---|---|
| Songnibao | |
| suŋ55 ni55 mpau21 | |
| Pronunciation | [suŋ˥ni˥mpau˨˩] |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Guizhou |
| Ethnicity | Longjia |
| Extinct | possibly by 2011 |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | long1417 |
Longjia (autonym: suŋ55 ni55 mpau21) is a Sino-Tibetan language of Guizhou, China related to Caijia and Luren. Longjia may already be extinct (Zhao 2011).
The Longjia people now speak Southwestern Mandarin, though they used to speak their own language, and have had a long presence in western Guizhou. According to the Guizhou Ethnic Gazetteer (2002), the Longjia language was spoken in Dafang County, Qianxi County (Zhongping District 中坪区; Xinfacun 新发村 of Pojiao District 坡脚区), and Puding County (Jiangyizhai 讲义寨 of Baiyan Township 白岩乡). It is reportedly most similar to Caijia, and has many Old Chinese loanwords.