Kili language

Kili (Kilen, Kirin, Kila), known as Hezhe or more specifically Qile'en (Chinese: 奇勒恩; pinyin: Qílè'ēn) in Chinese and also as the Kur-Urmi dialect of Nanai, is a moribund Tungusic language of Russia and China. Nanai is a Southern Tungusic language, and Kili has traditionally been considered one of the diverse dialects of Nanai, but it "likely belongs to the northern group".^[1]

NativetoRussia, China

Native speakers

(40 cited 1989–1990)^{[citation needed]}

Language family

Tungusic

• Northern
  • Ewenic
    • Evenki group
      • Kili

ISO 639-3None (mis)

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Kili
Kur-Urmi
Native to	Russia, China
Native speakers	(40 cited 1989–1990)[citation needed]
Language family	Tungusic Northern Ewenic Evenki group Kili
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	kuro1242  Kur-Urmi kile1243  Kilen
ELP	Kili Kilen
Kili is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
Kilen is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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