rGyalrong, Situ

Nationality Classification
藏族 Tibetan
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese)
嘉戎语
Language or Dialect Name (English)
rGyalrong, Situ
ISO 639-3 Code
jya
Language Stock Classification
藏缅语族 Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman
Primary Province or Region
四川省 Sichuan Province
Location (in China)
Sichuan Province: Aba Tibetan Autonomous prefecture, almost entirely in the southern half of Ma’ěrkāng/'Bar-kams County, although speakers also spill over into northeastern Jīnchuān/Chu-chen County and northwestern Li/Lis County.
Estimated Speaker Population (in China)
40,000
Speaker Population Year of Estimate
2012