Tangut

main language of the Tangut ethnic people in Xi Xia (Western Xia) dynasty, now extinct
Intangible natural_language Q2727930
Tangut
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Tangut

Summary

Tangut is a natural language[1]. Tangut has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Tangut is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
  • Tangut's instance of is recorded as natural language[4].
  • Tangut's instance of is recorded as ancient language[5].
  • Tangut's instance of is recorded as extinct language[6].
  • Tangut's instance of is recorded as dead language[7].
  • Tangut is a type of Qiangic[8].
  • Tangut's writing system is recorded as Tangut script[9].
  • Tangut's country of origin is recorded as Western Xia[10].
  • Tangut was dissolved in 1600[11].
  • Tangut's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tangut language[12].
  • Tangut's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'txg', 'text': '𗼇𗟲'}[13].
  • Tangut's studied by is recorded as Tangutology[14].
  • Tangut's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/TXG[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[4], ancient language[5], extinct language[6], and dead language[7]. Tangut is a type of Qiangic[8].

Why It Matters

Tangut has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Tangut is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Uvulars and uvularization in Tangut phonology. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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