Introduction of Dongxiang dialect

Dongxiang language is the language of Dongxiang nationality in China, belonging to the East Mongolian branch of Mongolian family of Altai language family. Its use areas include Dongxiang Autonomous County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province and Yining County and Huocheng County of Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang. Dongxiang dialect has a population of about 270,000. Users are familiar with Chinese and write in Chinese. Dongxiang language has a large number of Chinese, Persian and Arabic loanwords.