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Mili Language
Mili is a Loloish language spoken in Jingdong County (in Anding 安定乡 and Wenlong 文龙乡 townships), Yun, Zhenyuan, and Xinping counties of Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ... province, China. Mili is a variety of Lolopo.Yang, Cathryn. 2011. ''Assessment of the Lolo languages: Current understanding and recommended next steps''. m.s. Vocabulary The following basic vocabulary word list of Mili is from the ''Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer'' (1992:79-80). References *''Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer'' 平彝族傣族自治县民族志(1992). Kunming: Yunnan People's Press 南民族出版社 Loloish languages Languages of China {{st-lang-stub ...
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Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, autonomous regions of Guangxi, and Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet as well as Southeast Asian countries: Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar. Yunnan is China's fourth least developed province based on disposable income per capita in 2014. Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the northwest and low elevations in the southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the altitude can vary from the mountain peaks to river valleys by as much as . Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of Vascular plant, higher plants in China, Yu ...
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Tibeto-Burman Languages
The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non-Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken throughout the Southeast Asian Massif ("Zomia") as well as parts of East Asia and South Asia. Around 60 million people speak Tibeto-Burman languages. The name derives from the most widely spoken of these languages, Burmese and the Tibetic languages, which also have extensive literary traditions, dating from the 12th and 7th centuries respectively. Most of the other languages are spoken by much smaller communities, and many of them have not been described in detail. Though the division of Sino-Tibetan into Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman branches (e.g. Benedict, Matisoff) is widely used, some historical linguists criticize this classification, as the non-Sinitic Sino-Tibetan languages lack any shared innovations in phonology or morphology to show that they comprise a clade of the phylogenetic tree. History During the 18th century, several scholars noticed parallels ...
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Lolo–Burmese Languages
The Lolo-Burmese languages (also Burmic languages) of Burma and Southern China form a coherent branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Names Until ca. 1950, the endonym ''Lolo'' was written with derogatory characters in Chinese, and for this reason has sometimes been avoided. Shafer (1966–1974) used the term "Burmic" for the Lolo-Burmese languages. The Chinese term is ''Mian–Yi'', after the Chinese name for Burmese and one of several words for Tai, reassigned to replace ''Lolo'' by the Chinese government after 1950. Possible languages The position of Naxi (Moso) within the family is unclear, and it is often left as a third branch besides Loloish and Burmish. Lama (2012) considers it to be a branch of Loloish, while Guillaume Jacques has suggested that it is a Qiangic language. The Pyu language that preceded Burmese in Burma is sometimes linked to the Lolo-Burmese family, but there is no good evidence for any particular classification, and it is best left unclassified withi ...
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Loloish Languages
The Loloish languages, also known as Yi in China and occasionally Ngwi or Nisoic, are a family of fifty to a hundred Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily in the Yunnan province of China. They are most closely related to Burmese and its relatives. Both the Loloish and Burmish branches are well defined, as is their superior node, Lolo-Burmese. However, subclassification is more contentious. SIL Ethnologue (2013 edition) estimated a total number of 9 million native speakers of Ngwi languages, the largest group being the speakers of Nuosu (Northern Yi) at 2 million speakers (2000 PRC census). Names ''Loloish'' is the traditional name for the family. Some publications avoid the term under the misapprehension that ''Lolo'' is pejorative, but it is the Chinese rendition of the autonym of the Yi people and is pejorative only when it is written with a particular Chinese character (one that uses a beast, rather than a human, radical), a practice that was prohibited by the Chinese g ...
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Lisoish Languages
The Lisoish languages are a branch of the Loloish languages proposed by Ziwo Lama (2012) that includes Lisu and several of the Yi languages. David Bradley (1997) considers Lisoish languages to be part of the Central Loloish branch. Languages and classifications Lama (2012) David Bradley (2007)Bradley, David. 2007. East and Southeast Asia. In Moseley, Christopher (ed.), ''Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages'', 349-424. London & New York: Routledge. considers Lisu, Lipo, and Lamu to form a ''Lisoid'' subgroup. Other Lisoish languages are: * Miqie (Micha) * Lamu *Limi *''Lalo languages'': Lalo, Yangliu, Eka, Mangdi, Xuzhang *''Taloid languages'': Talu, Lavu, Lang'e, Tagu, Popei, Naruo, Kua-nsi, Kuamasi, Laizisi, Zibusi, Sonaga, Gomotage The following two of the six Yi languages (''fangyan'' 方言) officially recognized by the Chinese government belong to Lama's Lisoish clade. (The remaining four are Nisoish.) *Western Yi ( Lalo 腊罗) *Central Yi ...
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Lolopo Language
Lolopo (autonyms: ', '; ; Central Yi) is a Loloish language spoken by half a million Yi people of China. Chinese linguists call it "Central Yi" as well, which is one of the six Yi languages recognized by the government of China. Names Lolo speakers are referred to by a variety of exonyms. Below is a list of exonyms followed by their respective autonyms and demographics.Yang, Cathryn. 2011. ''Assessment of the Lolo languages: Current understanding and recommended next steps''. m.s. * Mili: ' (spoken by about 12,000 people in Jingdong County). Also called ''Alie''. *Enipu 厄尼蒲 (' 'water buffalo people', an offensive exonym used by Lalo speakers): ' (spoken in Nanjian County). Spoken by nearly 20,000 people in Weishan County (Qinghua Township) and Nanjian County (in Wuliang, Xiaowandong, and Langcang townships) *Tu 土 (Tuzu 土族): ' (spoken by nearly 10,000 people in southern Xiangyun County) *Qiangyi 羌夷: ' (spoken by nearly 15,000 people in northern and central Xiang ...
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Jingdong Yi Autonomous County
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County () is an autonomous county in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Pu'er. Administrative divisions In the present, Jingdong Yi Autonomous County has 10 towns and 3 townships. ;10 towns ;3 townships * Mandeng () * Longjie () * Linjie () Ethnic groups The Hani of Jingdong (autonym: Kaduo 卡多) numbered 10,861 individuals as of 1990 and live primarily in Wenjing , Zhehou , and Huashan townships. The ''Jingdong County Ethnic Gazetteer'' (2012:209) reports that are about 200 ethnic Bulang in Manbeng Village , Dachaoshandong Town . According to the ''Jingdong County Gazetteer'' (1994:519), ethnic Yao numbered 3,889 individuals in 1990, and lived mainly in Chaqing and Dasongshu of Taizhong . Yao language speakers, known as the Lewu Yao , were found in Puya Village , Chaqing Township (''Jingdong County Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2012:144). The ''Jingdong County Eth ...
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Yun County, Yunnan
Yun County or Yunxian () is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lincang. Administrative divisions Yun County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships. ;7 towns ;2 townships * Xiaojie () * Chafang () ;3 ethnic townships * Manghuai Yi and Bulang () * Lishu Yi and Dai () * Houqing Yi () Ethnic groups According to the ''Yun County Gazetteer'' (2006:527), the Limi (), a Yi subgroup, and Dai, both located in Xingfu Township (), preserve both their traditional clothing and language. However, the following peoples preserve their language, but not their traditional clothing. *Xiangtang 香堂: Xinmin 新民, Dazhai Township 大寨镇 *Tuli 土里: Shaojie 哨街 and Houshan 后山 of Maolan Township 茂兰镇 *Luoluo 倮倮: Hewai 河外, Aihua Township 爱华镇 Transportation *China National Highway 214 China National Highway 214 (G214) runs from Xining, Qinghai to Jinghong, Yunna ...
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Zhenyuan Yi, Hani And Lahu Autonomous County
Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the west central part of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County has 8 towns and 1 township. ;8 towns ;1 township * Tianba () Ethnic groups The ''Zhenyuan County Gazetteer'' (1995:74-79) lists the following ethnic groups and locations. All population statistics, given in parentheses, are as of 1988. * Yi **Luoluo 倮倮 (30,065 people) **Lawu 拉乌 (6,455 people): Zhedong 者东乡 Maidi 麦地, Madeng 马邓; Jiading 九甲乡 Santai 三台, Guoji 果吉, Jiujia 九甲 **Xiangtang 香堂 (12,312) ** Mili 米利 (1,127 people): Liwei 里崴乡 Xinjie 新街村 Laomahe 老马河社, Pingdi 平地村 Hetaohe 核桃河社, Wenduo 文夺村 Longshucao 龙树槽社; Mengda 勐大乡 Wenlai 文来村, small parts of Zhentai 振太乡 Taitou 台头村 **Menghua 蒙化 (345 people): Zhentai 振 ...
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Xinping Yi And Dai Autonomous County
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County () is an autonomous county located in the central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Yuxi. Administrative divisions Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 6 townships. ;2 subdistricts * Guishan () * Gucheng () ;4 towns ;6 townships Ethnic groups The ''Xinping County Gazetteer'' (1993:106, 118) lists the following Yi and Hani subgroups. * Yi: 111,555 (1987); subgroups are Niesu 聂苏, Nasu 纳苏, Chesu 车苏, Lalu 腊鲁, Lawu 拉乌, Mili 咪利, Micha 密查, Xiangtang 香堂, Luowu 罗武, Menghua 蒙化 ** Niesu 聂苏: Lukuishan 鲁魁山 and Mopanshan 磨盘山 of Yangwu Township 扬武镇 ** Nasu 纳苏: Xinhua 新化乡, Laochang 老厂乡, Feijia 费贾 of Pingdian 平甸乡, Taokong 桃孔, Baihe 白鹤, Zhedian 者甸 ** Chesu 车苏: Laochang 老厂乡 * Hani: 9,547 (1987) ** Kaduo 卡多: Wajiao 挖窖 of Jianxing 建兴 ...
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