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Southern Loloish Languages
The Southern Loloish or Southern Ngwi languages, also known as the Hanoish (Hanish) languages, constitute a branch of the Loloish languages that includes Akha and Hani. Languages The branches included in Lama (2012), with languages from Bradley (2007), are: ''Hanoid'' in Lama (2012) is alternatively called ''Akoid'' in Bradley (2007), who recognizes the Hani-Akha and Haoni-Baihong languages as part of the Akoid group. Other Southern Loloish languages are: *Muda * Paza (Phusang), a recently discovered language of northern Laos related to Sila * Bana or BalaBradley, David (2007). "Language Endangerment in China and Mainland Southeast Asia". In Matthias Brenzinger, ed. ''Language diversity endangered''. New York: Mouton de Gruyter. in Laos. Speakers are included in the Kaw (Akha) ethnic group. The language is now being replaced by other larger languages such as Akha and Lahu. * Suobi 梭比, spoken in Yinyuan Township 因远镇, Yuanjiang County * Nuobi 糯比, closely related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China
South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not native speakers of Standard Chinese. Cantonese is the most common language in the region while the Guangxi region contains the largest concentration of China's ethnic minorities, each with their own language. Administrative divisions Cities with urban area over one million in population Provincial capitals in bold. Namesake * South China tiger (southern China) * ''South China Morning Post'' (Hong Kong, South China) * Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market (Wuhan, Central China) See also * Lingnan * List of regions of China ** Southern China *** South Central China South Central China, South-Central China or Central-South China ( zh, c = 中南, p = Zhōngnán, l = Central-South), is a region of the People's Republic of China def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akeu Language
Akeu is a Loloish language mainly spoken in Jinghong and Mengla County, China, with smaller populations of speakers in Burma, Laos, and Thailand. Gokhy may be related. Distribution Akeu (Ake 阿克; autonym: Gouke 勾克) is spoken in the following locations of Yunnan (You 2013:172).You Weiqiong 伟琼 2013. ''Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan'' 南民族识别研究 Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House 族出版社 The Akeu migrated from Mojiang County to the Xishuangbanna (西双版纳, Sipsongpanna) area 8 generations ago (about 300 years ago). *Ganlanba 橄榄坝, Menghan Township 勐罕镇, Jinghong City 景洪市; *Menglong Township 勐龙镇, Jinghong City 景洪市; *Sanda Mountain 三达山, Jinghong City 景洪市; *Menglun Township 勐仑镇, Mengla County 勐腊县; *Yiwu District 易武乡, Mengla County 勐腊县. Dialects The Akeu dialects of Kyaingtong, Myanmar and Menglun 勐仑镇, Mengla County Mengla County (; Tai Lue: , ''Mueang La''; lo, ເມ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suobi Language
Suobi 梭比 is a Southern Loloish language of south-central Yunnan, China. It is documented in Bai (2010). Suobi is closely related to Haoni.Hsiu, Andrew. 2016. The classification of Cosao: a Lolo-Burmese language of China and Laos'. Presented at the 22nd Himalayan Languages Symposium, Guwahati, India. Distribution Suobi is spoken in 2 villages of Yinyuan Township 因远镇 of Yuanjiang County, namely Pugui Village 浦贵村 (in Pugui 浦贵, Ga'e 嘎俄, and Puhai 浦海) and Beize Village 北泽村 (in Yuga 玉嘎, Sanlingsan 三零三, Shuitong 水桶, and Beize 北泽) (Bai 2010:118). Suobi speakers in Yinyuan Township 因远镇 are surrounded by Baihong and Haoni speakers (Bai 2010). Suobi is also spoken in 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bana Language (Laos)
Bana is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects include Gamboura and Gili. Bana is spoken in the canton of Guili, in the northern part of the commune of Bourrha (department of Mayo-Tsanaga Mayo-Tsanaga is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,393 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 699,971. The capital of the department is at Mokolo. It is located within the Mand ..., Far North Region). The speakers call their language ''koma kabana'' 'the language of the Bana'. Phonology The vowels of Bana are /ɨ ə ɛ/, which can occur with high, falling, low, or rising tone. Hofmann, Erica. 1990. A preliminary phonology of bana. University of Victoria. (MA thesis). Notes References * Biu-Mandara languages Languages of Cameroon {{BiuMandara-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane. Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally. After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms: Luang Phrabang, Vientiane and Champasak. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paza Language
Paza (Phusang, Phosang, Phousang, Basar, Bazar, (Pusa?); autonym: ') is a Loloish language of northern Laos. Paza speakers consist of 2,100 people distributed in 8 villages of Ban Phusang Mai, Muang Samphan, Phongsaly, and 1 village in Oudomxay Oudomxay (alternates: Oudômxai or Moung Xai; lo, ອຸດົມໄຊ) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. Its capital is Muang Xai. It covers an area of . It borders China to the north, Phongsali province to the .... It is documented as "Phusang" in Kato (2008), which has a brief word list of the language collected from Phusangkao village, Samphan District. References Sources *Kato, Takashi. 2008. ''Linguistic Survey of Tibeto-Burman languages in Lao P.D.R.'' Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Further reading Schliesinger, Joachim. 2003. Ethnic Groups of Laos. vol. 4. Sino-Tibetan-Speaking Peoples. White Lotus Press. Bangkok. (see pages 134-19). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muda Language
Muda (木达 or 母打) is a Loloish language of China. There are over 2,000 Muda speakers in Nanlianshan Village Community 南联山村委会 (formerly Nanlianshan District, 南联山乡, now part of Gasa Township 嘎洒镇), Jinghong City, Yunnan, China (Xu 1991).Xu Shixuan 世璇(1991)缅彝语几种音类的演变 ''Minzu Yuwen''. Classification Xu (1991) classifies Muda as a Ha-Ya language (see ''Hani languages''). Hsiu (2018)Hsiu, Andrew. 2018Classifications of some lesser-known Lolo-Burmese languages classifies Muda as an Akha language containing a Bisoid substratum, with the substrate language being an early split from Bisoid. Muda has Cl- consonant clusters like various Bisoid languages, Siloid languages The Siloid languages belong to the Southern Loloish ( Hanoish) branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The Siloid branch was first proposed by Hsiu (2016). Most Siloid languages are spoken in Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, with smaller n ..., and Jinuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpi Language
Mpi is a Loloish language of Thailand. The number of speakers is in decline. It is spoken in the following two villages in northern Thailand. *Ban Dong, Tambon Suan Khuean สวนเขื่อน, Mueang Phrae District, Phrae Province (autonym: ' in Ban Dong) *Ban Sakoeng, Tambon Yot ยอด, Song Khwae District, Nan Province (autonym: ' Ban Sakoeng) Since the Mpi of Thailand migrated from Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China over 300 years ago, there could also possibly be Mpi speakers in China (Nahhas 2007). Phonology Mpi has six tones and two phonations in its vowels, modal voice and stiff voice The term stiff voice describes the pronunciation of consonants or vowels with a glottal opening narrower, and the vocal folds stiffer, than occurs in modal voice. Although there is no specific IPA diacritic for stiff voice, the voicing diacritic (a ...: References Further reading *Nahhas, Ramzi W. (2007) Sociolinguistic Survey of Mpi in Thailand. SIL International* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piyo 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honi Language
The Honi language (豪尼語), also known as Haoni, Baihong, Hao-Bai, or Ho, is a language of the Loloish (Yi) branch of the Tibeto-Burman linguistic group spoken in Yunnan, China. The Chinese government groups speakers of this language into the Hani nationality, one of China's 56 recognized nationalities and considers the language to be a dialect of the wider 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 (20 .... Honi itself is divided into two distinct dialects, Baihong and Haoni, which may be separate languages. Phonology Consonants A voiceless // may also be realized as a lateral fricative []. Vowels In the Mojiang dialect, vowel length is distinctive among vowels // and syllabic vowels //. References *Wang Hongxiao [王红晓]; Zhao Dewen 德文 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
