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Speakers of the non-Han languages and dialects of China
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45,000

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Eastern dialect: 4000; Northern dialect: 5000; Central dialect: 19000; Western dialect: 17000

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2002

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Sichuan Province (四川省)

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45,000 (Shearer and Sun 2002). 15,000 monolinguals. Eastern dialect: 4000, Northern dialect: 5000, Central dialect: 19,000, Western Dialect 17,000

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2009

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Sichuan Province, Ganzi (Garzê) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Danba (=Rongzhag), Daofu (Dawu), Luhuo, Xinlong (Nyagrong) counties; Aba (Ngawa) Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Jinchua (Quqên) County; Ganzi Prefecture, Chengguan District, Central and eastern Daofu County; Wari District, Wari, Xiajia, and Muru townships; Bamei District, Shazhong Township; Danba County, Dasang District, Geshiza, Bianer, and Dandong townships; Chuangu District, Donggu Township; Jinchuan District, Bawang, Jinchuan townships. Scattered communities in Hexi District, Manqing, Zhuwo, and Duoshan townships; Xialatuo District, Renda Township.

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Sichuan Province, Ganzi (Garzê) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Danba (=Rongzhag), Daofu (Dawu), Luhuo, Xinlong (Nyagrong) counties; Aba (Ngawa) Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Jinchua (Quqên) County; Ganzi Prefecture, Chengguan District, Central and eastern Daofu County; Wari District, Wari, Xiajia, and Muru townships; Bamei District, Shazhong Township; Danba County, Dasang District, Geshiza, Bianer, and Dandong townships; Chuangu District, Donggu Township; Jinchuan District, Bawang, Jinchuan townships. Scattered communities in Hexi District, Manqing, Zhuwo, and Duoshan townships; Xialatuo District, Renda Township.

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2012

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31.091339,101.748892

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2007

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Northwest Sichuan (四川), Aba Prefecture (阿壩州), Southwest Rangtang county (壤塘縣/ཛམ་ཐང་རྫོང): Shili 石里, Shangzhai 上寨, Zongke 宗科 and Puxi 蒲西 townships along the Duke River.

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Northwest Sichuan (四川), Aba Prefecture (阿壩州), Southwest Rangtang county (壤塘縣/ཛམ་ཐང་རྫོང): Shili 石里, Shangzhai 上寨, Zongke 宗科 and Puxi 蒲西 townships along the Duke River.

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