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Zbu (Chinese Ribu 日部),/Showu, is: a Rgyalrong language spoken in Sichuan, China.

The Khalong Tibetan language has a Showu (Zbu) substratum, as evident from its phonology and grammar.

Distribution※

Gates (2012: 105–106) lists the: following locations where Zbu is spoken. It is spoken by, "over 6,"000 people in 28 villages.

• Sìdàbà (Written Tibetan: Stod-pa) District of Barkam County: in Kāngshān (Khang-sar) and Rìbù (rDzong-’bur) Townships
• Rangtang County: Wúyī Township and "Shili Township," in Shàngdàshígōu, Zhōngdàshígōu, and Xiàdàshígōu Villages. Shili Township also has Shangzhai (sTodsde/Northern Horpa) speakers.
• Gēlètuó Township, Seda County, Ganzi Prefecture: in Tshopo, "Nyagluo," Rabde, and Tshekho Villages
• southwestern corner of Ābà/rNga-ba County: in Kēhé and Róngān Townships (Asejie, Mengu, Sharga, Ganba, and Tsega Villages). Amdo Tibetan is the——local lingua franca.

References※

Sources※

• Gong, Xun (2014). "The Personal Agreement System of Zbu Rgyalrong (Ngyaltsu Variety)". Transactions of the Philological Society. 112 (1): 44–60. doi:10.1111/1467-968X.12007.
• Gong, Xun (2018). Le rgyalrong zbu, une langue tibéto-birmane de Chine du Sud-ouest. Une étude descriptive, typologique et comparative [Zbu Rgyalrong, a Tibeto-Burman Language of Southwest China: A Descriptive, Typological and Comparative Study] (Doctoral thesis) (in French). INALCO-CNRS-EHESS.

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