Li Jinfang (; born October 1963 in
Tianlin County
Tianlin County (; za, Denzlinz Yen) is a county in the west of Guangxi, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the north and Yunnan to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.
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Guangxi
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[Li Jinfang 锦芳 2006. Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China 南地区濒危语言调查研究 Beijing: Minzu University.]) is a Chinese linguist at
Minzu University
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Beijing
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. Li, an ethnic
Zhuang, is a leading specialist in the
Kra-Dai languages of southern China, especially the
Kra (Geyang) branch. Li's doctoral dissertation focused on the
Buyang language
Buyang () is a Kra language spoken in Guangnan and Funing counties, Yunnan Province, China by the Buyang people. It is important to the reconstruction of the hypothetical macrofamily Austro-Tai as it retains the disyllabic roots characteristic ...
, and was published as ''Studies on the Buyang Language'' (, ''Bùyāng Yǔ Yánjiū'') in 1999.
Publications
Li's ''Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China'' (, ''Xīnán Dìqū Bīnwēi Yǔyán Diàochá Yánjiū'') describes the following languages.
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Buyang
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En
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Gelao of Judu, Yueliangwan, Bigong, Dagouchang
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Pubiao (Qabiao)
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Chadong
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Hu
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Bugan
*Lai (
Bolyu)
References
*Li Jinfang
锦芳 2006. Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China
南地区濒危语言调查研究 Beijing: Minzu University.
*Li Jinfang. 1999. ''Studies on the Buyang Language''
央语研究 Beijing: Central University for Nationalities Press.
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120323155543/http://www.panjizhai.com/html/2010/0808/317852.php
*http://hi.baidu.com/%B6%AB%CE%F7%B6%AB%CE%F7/blog/item/87dc930e13f704ed37d1226d.html
Linguists from China
Linguists of Southeast Asian languages
Linguists of Kra languages
Minzu University of China alumni
Living people
Educators from Guangxi
People from Baise
Minzu University of China faculty
Writers from Guangxi
Scientists from Guangxi
1963 births
Zhuang people
Linguists of Austroasiatic languages
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