The Kangjia language ( zh, s=康家语, p=Kāngjiāyǔ) is a recently discovered Mongolic language spoken by a Muslim population of around 300 people in Jainca (Jianzha) County,

Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (; ) is an autonomous prefecture of Eastern Qinghai, China, bordering Gansu to the east. The prefecture has area of and its seat is in Tongren County. Demographics According to the 2000 census, Huangn ...

Qinghai Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...

province of China. As to its taxonomic affiliation, Kangjia seems to be an intermediate between

Bonan language The Bonan language (pronounced , ''Baonang''; Chinese: 保安语, ''Bǎo'ānyǔ''; Amdo Tibetan: ''Dorké'') is the Mongolic language of the Bonan people of China. As of 1985, it was spoken by about 8,000 people, including about 75% of the total ...

and Dongxiang language (Santa).

Phonology

Kangjia has nine vowels.

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External links

The Website of China's Minority Language Studies (中国民族语言研究网)
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