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Sheic Languages
The Sheic or She–Jiongnai languages are a branch of the Miao (Hmongic) language family. She (Ho-Ne) has long been recognized as a divergent language. It has been difficult to classify because of its numerous Chinese loanwords. Recently, it has been concluded that a few other Miao languages may be closer to She than to the rest of the family. Languages Taguchi (2012),Yoshihisa Taguchi 口善久(2012)''On the Phylogeny of the Hmong-Mien languages''. Conference in Evolutionary Linguistics 2012. in a computational phylogenetic study, found Ho Ne (She), Kiong Nai and Pana (Pa Na) to form a branch of the Miao (Hmongic) family, with She closest to Pa Na. Hsiu (2015, 2018),Hsiu, Andrew. 2018''Preliminary classification of Hmongic languages'' also in a computational phylogenetic study, found She to be closest to Kiong Nai, and added Younuo as a fourth language. *She (Ho-Ne) * Kiong Nai (Jiongnai) *Pana Pana or PANA may refer to: *Pana (mythology), a god in Inuit religion *PANA, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao People
The Yao people (its majority branch is also known as Mien; ; vi, người Dao) is a government classification for various minorities in China and Vietnam. They are one of the 55 officially recognised ethnic minorities in China and reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south. They also form one of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognised by Vietnam. In China in the last census in 2000, they numbered 2,637,421 and in Vietnam census in 2019, they numbered 891,151. History Early history The origins of the Yao can be traced back 2000 years starting in Hunan. The Yao and Hmong were among the rebels during the Miao Rebellions against the Ming dynasty. As the Han Chinese expanded into South China, the Yao retreated into the highlands between Hunan and Guizhou to the north and Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and stretching into Eastern Yunnan. Around 1890, the Guangdong government started taking action against Yao in Northwestern Guangdong. The first Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Language
The She language (Mandarin: 畲語, ''Shēyǔ'', Hakka 山客話, ''san ha ue'', ), autonym Ho Ne, or Ho Nte, is a critically endangered Hmong–Mien language spoken by the She people. Most of the over 709,000 She people today speak ''Shehua'' (probably a variety of Hakka Chinese). Those who speak Sheyu—approximately 1,200 individuals in Guangdong Province—call themselves ''Ho Ne'', "mountain people" (). Dialects There are two main dialects of She, both of which are highly endangered. They are spoken in two small pockets to the west and east of Huizhou City, Guangdong. *Luofu 罗浮 (Western She dialect), spoken in Luofu Mountain District 罗浮山区, Boluo County and in Zengcheng District. 580 speakers according to ''Ethnologue''. *Lianhua 莲花 (Eastern She dialect), spoken in Lianhua Mountain District 莲花山区, Haifeng County. 390 speakers according to ''Ethnologue''. External relationships She has been difficult to classify due to the heavy influence of Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiong Nai Language
Kiong Nai (or Jiongnai, ) is a divergent Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China. The speakers' autonym is pronounced or ; ' means 'mountain', while ' means 'people'. Mao & Li (2002) believe it to be most closely related to She. Dialects Mao & Li (2002) divide Jiongnai into two major dialects. *Longhua (龙华), spoken in Longhua (龙华村) of Changdong Township (长垌乡) *Liuxiang (六巷), spoken in Liuxiang Township (六巷乡) Jiongnai is spoken in the following villages in three townships of Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County Jinxiu (; za, italic=yes, Ginhsiu) is a county of eastern Guangxi, China, located in an area of relatively high concentrations of the Yao people. It is administered as the Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County of Laibin City. Established in 1952, with the ..., Guangxi. *Liuxiang Township (六巷乡): Liuxiang (六巷), Mengtou (门头), Dadeng (大凳), Huangsang (黄桑), Xincun (新村), and Gupu (古蒲) *Changdong Township (长垌 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pa Na Language
Pa Na (; autonym: ') is a Hmongic language spoken by about 1,000 people in Shangpai (上排), Zhongpai (中排), and Xiapai (下排) of Chengbu County, and Huangshuangping (黄双坪), Suining County in Hunan, China. It is also called "Red Miao." Yoshihisa Taguchi (2012) considers Pa Na to be most closely related to She She most commonly refers to: *She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English. She or S.H.E. may also refer to: Literature and films *'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagga ... and Jiongnai. Yoshihisa Taguchi (2001) covers the Xiapai (下排) dialect of Pa Na. Distribution According to the ''Suining County Gazetteer'' (1997:657), in Suining County, Pa Na (坝哪话, autonym: '; exonym: known as ''Zhaishanghua'' 寨上话 by the locals), is spoken by no more than 3,000 people in Tanni (潭泥), Moshi (磨石), Chiban (赤板), Jiexi (界溪), Shangbao (上堡), and other villages, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younuo Language
Younuo (also spelled Yuno, ''yōunuò''; autonym: ') is a divergent Hmongic language spoken in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. Mao (2007:129) reports a total of approximately 4,000 speakers. Classification The classification of Younuo within Hmongic is uncertain, although it may be more closely related to Pa-Hng or She. According to Mao (2007), Younuo is most closely related to Pa-Hng, and forms a branch with it. However, Hsiu's (2015, 2018)Hsiu, Andrew. 2018''Preliminary classification of Hmongic languages'' East Asian Language Phyla Project (EALPP). computational phylogenetic study classifies Younuo as more closely related to She, Jiongnai, and Pana. Demographics Like Pa-Hng speakers, the Younuo are also called "Red Yao" 红瑶, which can refer to various Yao groups speaking different languages. Younuo speakers are also called Shanhua Red Yao 山话红瑶, and number about 4,600 people. Their neighbors, the Pinghua Red Yao 平话红 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miao Languages
Miao may refer to: * Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China * Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages * Miao (Unicode block), a block of Unicode characters of the Pollard script * ''Miao Shrine, Miào'' (庙), a Chinese temple * Miáo (surname), a Chinese surname written 苗 * Miào (surname), a Chinese surname written 繆 * Miao, Chongming County (庙镇), town in Chongming_District#Towns, Chongming District, Shanghai, China * Miao, Changlang, town in Arunachal Pradesh, India * Roman Catholic Diocese of Miao, in India * Miao (album), ''Miao'' (album), album by Candy Lo * "Mr. Miao", a short story by Pu Songling See also *Miao Rebellion (other) * Miao Miao * Meow (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahengic Languages
The Bahengic (Pahungic) languages are a divergent branch of the Miao (Hmongic) languages. Speakers are among the ethnic ''Bunu'': Miao-speaking Yao people The Yao people (its majority branch is also known as Mien; ; vi, người Dao) is a government classification for various minorities in China and Vietnam. They are one of the 55 officially recognised ethnic minorities in China and reside in ... of China. Pa-Hng (Baheng) has long been recognized as a divergent language. Benedict (1986) argued that one of its dialects constituted a separate branch of the Miao–Yao family, and Ratliff (2010) found it to be the most divergent Hmongic language that she analyzed.Ratliff, Martha. 2010. ''Hmong–Mien language history''. Canberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics. Mao & Li (1997) determined that two poorly known languages are closely related to Pa-Hng, though none are mutually intelligible:毛宗武, 李云兵 / Mao Zongwu, Li Yunbing. 1997. 巴哼语研究 / Baheng yu yan jiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
