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Hani Languages
The Hani languages are a group of closely related but distinct languages of the Loloish (Yi) branch of the Tibeto-Burman linguistic group. They are also referred to as the Hanoid languages by Lama (2012) and as the Akoid languages by Bradley (2007). Approximately 1.5 million people speak these languages, mainly in China, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), and Vietnam; more than 90% of the speakers of these languages live in China. Various ethnicities that use Hani languages are grouped into a single class recognized nationality named ''Hani'' after the largest subgroup. In China, the languages of this group—which include Hani proper, Akha, and Hao-Bai (Honi and Baihong)—are considered dialects (). Western scholars, however, have traditionally classified them as separate languages. Varieties In China, Akha and other related languages are considered to be derivatives of Hani. They are not mutually intelligible, which means that speakers of one language do not necessarily understand sp ...
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Menghai County
Menghai County (; Tai Lu: ᨾᩮᩨ᩠ᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ ''Meng Haai'' lo, ເມືອງຮາຍ) is a county under the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of Yunnan, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the southwest. ''Meng'' is as variation of ''Mueang''. Ethnic groups In and around Menghai County, ethnic Hani subgroups include: *Jiuwei () (Dai exonym: Buli ; large population): villages include Nanzhong of Mengjing , Longnapa of Damenglong , and Baiya Menggun , Menghai County. *Jizuo () (small population): villages include Mengbozhai of Menghan *Muda () (also locally known as the Nanlin ) Administrative divisions Menghai County has 6 towns 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships. ;6 towns ;2 townships * Mengsong () * Mengwang () ;3 ethnic townships * Gelanghe Hani () * Bulangshan Bulang () * Xiding Hani and Bulang () Transport *Nearest airport is Xishuangbanna Gasa *China National Highway 214 * Asian Highway Network AH3 (alt ...
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Guohe Language
Guohe () is a Southern Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It is spoken in Dengqu Village 登去村, Majie Township 马街乡, Yuanjiang County 元阳县, Yunnan (Wang 2011). It is known as Guohong 郭宏 in Yuanyang County, Yunnan Yuanyang County (; Hani: ''Yeiqyaq'') is located in Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a populati ... (''Yuanyang County Gazetteer'' 1990:625).Yuanyang County Gazetteer Editorial Committee (ed). 1990. ''Yuanyang County Gazetteer'' 元阳县志. Guiyang: Guizhou People’s Press 贵州民族出版社. The Guohe language is documented in Wang (2011). References Sources *Wang Linghong 王凌虹. 2011. 国际哈尼/阿卡区域文化调查: 中国元阳县马街哈尼族郭合人文化实录. Kunming: Yunnan People's Press 云南人民出版社. Southern Loloish languages Languages of China { ...
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Gehuo Language
Gehuo () is a Southern Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It is spoken in Baima Shangzhai 白马上寨村, Yingpan Township 营盘乡, Jinping County 金平县, Yunnan (Yang, et al. 2011). Their autonym is Hanni 含妮, whereas the neighboring Hani people refer to them as Gehuo 格活 (Yang, et al. 2011:9). The Gehuo are also found in parts of Lüchun County and Yuanyang County, Yunnan Yuanyang County (; Hani: ''Yeiqyaq'') is located in Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a populati ... (Yang, et al. 2011:5-6). Distribution The ''Jinping County Ethnic Gazetteer'' (2013:89, 101)金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县民族志1979-2010. 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治県民族宗教事務局編. 雲南民族出版社. 2013年8月. reports that ''Gehe'' 格合 (also ''Gehe'' 格河;''Jinping County Gazetteer'' (1994) ''Gehuo'' 格活; in Lao ...
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Guozuo Language
Guozuo () is a Southern Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It is spoken in Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County and Lüchun County, Yunnan. The Guozuo language is documented in Shi (2011). Distribution In Lüchun County Lüchun County () is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lai Châu Province to the south. Administrative divisions In the present, Lüchun County has 4 towns and 5 town ..., Guozuo 果作 is spoken in the following township of Pinghe District 平河区 (''Lüchun County Gazetteer'' 1992): Cheli 车里, Xinzhai 新寨, Dongha 东哈, Zedong 则东. The ''Jinping County Ethnic Gazetteer'' (2013:89, 101) reports that Guozuo 国昨 (Guozhuo 郭卓''Jinping County Gazetteer'' (1994)) is spoken in Zhemi 者米, Mengla 勐拉, and Jinshuihe 金水河 townships, comprising 1,953 households and 8,398 persons as of 2005. Shi (2011) documents the Guozuo dialect of Pujiao 普角, Jinshui ...
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Luomian Language
Luomian () is a Southern Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It is spoken in Xinyayong 新亚拥, Shangxincheng Township 上新城乡, Yuanyang County, Yunnan Yuanyang County (; Hani: ''Yeiqyaq'') is located in Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a populati ... (Sun, et al. 2011). References Sources *Sun Dongbo 孙东波; Li Guimei 李贵梅; Wang Qian 王谦; Yang Fengying 杨凤英. 2011. 国际哈尼/阿卡区域文化调查: 中国元阳县上新城哈尼族罗缅人文化实录. Kunming: Yunnan People's Press 云南人民出版社. Southern Loloish languages Languages of China {{st-lang-stub ...
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Enu Language
Enu or Ximoluo (; autonym: ') is a Hanoish language of the Bi-Ka branch spoken by 14,000 people of the Hani ethnic group. It is spoken in the counties of Mojiang, Jiangcheng, and Luchun in Yunnan, China. Distribution Ximoluo is spoken mostly in Yayi Township (雅邑乡), south-central Mojiang County Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County has 12 towns, 2 townships and ..., where most of the locals are classified as ethnic Hani, Han, Yi, and Dai. There are more than 8,000 Ximoluo people in Yayi Township, in the villages of Yayi (雅邑), Xuka (徐卡), Nanwen (南温), Zuoxi (座细), and Nanniwan (南泥湾), and also smaller numbers in Xialuopu (下洛浦), Baga (巴嘎), and Bali (坝利). References Works cited * {{Lolo-Burmese languages Southern Loloish languages Languages of China
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Biyue Language
Piyo (Biyo, Biyue; ' (Jing 2015:11)) is a Loloish language of China. The people are ethnic Hani, and the "Bi-Ka" varieties (Biyo, Kaduo, Enu) are traditionally considered dialects of Hani. However, in the classifications of Bradley (2007) and Lama (2012), they are more distinct from Hani than other related languages are. Lama classifies Mpi as closer to Biyo dialect than Kaduo is. In Mojiang County Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County has 12 towns, 2 townships and ..., the Upper Biyo (') and Lower Biyo (') varieties are mutually intelligible (Jing 2015:11). References Further reading *Jiang Ying 颖 Cui Xia 霞 Qiao Xiang 翔 2009. ''A study of Ximoluo'' 摩洛语研究 Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House 族出版社 *Jing Dian 典(2015). ''A reference grammar of Mojiang Biyo Han ...
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Hani People
The Hani or Ho people ( Hani: ''Haqniq''; zh, c=哈尼族, p=Hānízú; vi, Người Hà Nhì / 𠊛何贰) are a Lolo-speaking ethnic group in Southern China and Northern Laos and Vietnam. They form one of the 56 officially recognized nationalities of the People's Republic of China and one of the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups of Vietnam. In Laos, the Hani are more commonly known as ''Ho''. Distribution There are 12,500 Hani living in Lai Châu Province and Lào Cai Province of Vietnam. The Ho reside in the mountainous northern regions of Phongsaly Province in Laos, near the Chinese and Vietnamese borders. China Over ninety percent of present-day Hani peoples live in the Province of Yunnan in Southern China, located across the Ailao Mountains, between the Mekong River and the Red River (''Yuanjiang'' river). Subdivisions of Hani autonomous counties within prefecture-level cities and a prefecture, within Yunnan are: *Mojiang Hani Autonomous County — Pu'er C ...
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Baihong Language
Baihong () is a Southern Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It is spoken in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Lüchun County, and Yuanyang County, Yunnan Yuanyang County (; Hani: ''Yeiqyaq'') is located in Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan province, China, along the Red River. It is well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing. In 2013, part of the county formed the Honghe Hani R .... The Diema 垤玛 dialect of Honghe County is a Baihong variety.Li, Jie 李浩. 2017. ''Haniyu Diemahua de siyin geci'' 哈尼语垤玛话的四音格词. M.A. dissertation. Kunming: Yunnan Normal University 云南师范大学. References *Bai Bibo 碧波(2010). ''Sociolinguistics of languages of Yinyuan Town, Yuanjiang County'' 江县因远镇语言使用现状及其演变 Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House 族出版社 *Minta Minji 塔敏吉 Zhao Dewen 德文 Jiang Hao 浩 20 ...
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