Language

Dungan

Dungan is a language in the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in 7 countries.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Dungan

Portions of Scripture are reported in Dungan.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Dungan is spoken

  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mongolia
  • Russia
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

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About Dungan

Language family
Sino-Tibetan
ISO 639-3 code
dng
Glottocode
dung1253
Also known as
Dungan: Yage

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Dungan as a whole.

  • GanzuNo known Scripture
  • ShaanxiNo known Scripture
  • YageNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.