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Awu Language
Awu () (Exonym and endonym, autonym: '), is an unclassified Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It is spoken in Yuanyang County, Yunnan, China, including in the village of Xiaopingzi 小坪子, Daping Township 大坪乡 (Lu & Lu 2011).Lu Peng 卢鹏; Lu Wei 路伟. 2011. 国际哈尼/阿卡区域文化调查: 中国元阳县大坪哈尼族阿邬人文化实录. Kunming: Yunnan People's Press 云南人民出版社. Classification Andrew Hsiu (2017) suggests that Awu is related to Lawu language, Lawu of Xinping County, Yunnan, and that the two form a ''Lawu'' or ''Lawoish languages, Lawoish'' language branch. The linguistic evidence suggests that the ancestors of the Awu had migrated down the Red River (Asia), Red River valley from further up northwest, and arrived at their present location after migrating downstream. Lewu language, Lewu, an extinct language, may have been related. Identity and names The Awu consider themselves to be a separate ethnic group from the Hani people, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinping 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. It borders Eshan County and Shiping County to the east; Yuanjiang County and Mojiang County to the south; Zhenyuan County to the west; and Shuangbai County to the north. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangcheng Hani And Yi Autonomous County
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (; Hani language, Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southern Yunnan, China, bordering Laos to the south and Vietnam to the southeast. It is one of the two counties in the province to border more than one country, the other being Mengla County which borders Laos and Myanmar. By road, its seat, the town of Menglie (), is from Kunming and from Simao District, the municipal seat of Pu'er. Geography and climate Jiangcheng is located in the south of Pu'er City in southern Yunnan. It borders Jinghong and Mengla County to the southwest, Lüchun County to the east, Mojiang County and Ning'er County to the north, and Simao District to the west. It also borders Vietnam (Muong Te District of Lai Châu Province and Muong Nhe District of Dien Bien Province) to the southeast and Laos (Yot Ou District of Phongsali Province to the south. Jiangcheng has latitude range of 22°20'−22°36' N and longitude range of 101� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahu Language
Lahu (autonym: ''Ladhof'' ) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lahu people of China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos. It is widely used in China, both by Lahu people, and by other ethnic minorities in Yunnan, who use it as a lingua franca. However, the language is not widely used nor taught in any schools in Thailand, where many Lahu are in fact refugees and illegal immigrants, having crossed into Thailand from Myanmar. Distribution by dialect Lahu Na (Black Lahu) is the northern and standard Lahu dialect and is spoken in most of Yunnan, China, in Kengtung District of Shan State, Myanmar and in Thailand. It should not be confused with Lahu Aga (Black Lahu of Laos ( See below) or Kucong (Black Lahu of Vietnam). Lahu Phu (White Lahu) is the southern dialect of the Lahu language. It is spoken in 3 countries: China, Vietnam and Laos, including in Muong Te District of Lai Châu Province. Lahu Nyi (Red Lahu) is only spoken in Thailand, including in the southern Yala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kucong Language
Kucong (Khucong, Cosung), or Lahlu, is a Loloish language of Yunnan, China and Vietnam, primarily spoken by the Kucong people. In Vietnam, the speakers' autonym is ', and they are also known as the ''La Hủ Na'' 'Black Lahu'. The language is very closely related to Lahu. Distribution Kucong is spoken in China and Vietnam. Vietnam Kucong, or Black Lahu, is spoken in the following villages of Ca Lăng Commune, Mường Tè District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam. *Nậm Phìn *Nậm Khao *Nậm Cấu *Phìn Hồ *Nậm Xả The Kucong, or Black Lahu, live adjacently to the La Hủ Sủ (Yellow Lahu) and La Hủ Phung (White Lahu). The Yellow Lahu are distributed in the following locations. *Pa Vệ Sủ Commune *Pa Ủ Commune *Ca Lăng Commune (in Là Pé, Nhu Tè, and Hóm Bô) The White Lahu live in the following locations, often together with the Yellow Lahu. *Pa Ủ Commune (in Xà Hồ, Ử Ma, Pha Bu, Pa Ử, and Khồ Ma) *Ca Lăng Commune (in Hà Xe) The Kucong an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuobi Language
Nuobi (autonym: ''Lolbiq''; ' or ' in Jinping County meaning 'downriver'; Chinese: 糯比 ''Luobi'' (''Lobi'')) is a Loloish language of south-central Yunnan, China. Distribution Nuobi is spoken in: *Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County *Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County *Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County Dai (2009) reports that ethnic Hani in Yangjie Township (羊街乡), Yuanjiang County Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang (), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It deri ... belong to the Nuomei (糯美) and Nuobi (糯比) subgroups, who number 9,000 people and 6,000 people respectively in the township. The Nuomei live mostly in Gedie (戈垤), Dangduo (党舵) (which also has Kucong speakers), and Bamu (坝木) administrative villages, while the Nuobi reside mostly in Langzhi (朗支) (whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hani People
The Hani or Ho people (Hani language, Hani: ''Haqniq''; zh, c=哈尼族, p=Hānízú; / 𠊛何贰) are a Loloish languages, Lolo-speaking ethnic group in Southern China, Northern Laos, and Vietnam. They form one of the 56 List of ethnic groups in China, officially recognized nationalities of the People's Republic of China and one of the 54 List of ethnic groups in Vietnam, 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 (Vietnam), Red River (''Yuanjiang'' river). Subdivisions of Hani autonomous counties within prefecture-le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewu Language
Lewu 乐舞 is an unclassified extinct Loloish language of Jingdong Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. The Lewu are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Yao people. Demographics According to the ''Jingdong County Gazetteer'' (1994:519), ethnic Yao numbered 3,889 individuals in 1990, and lived mainly in Chaqing 岔箐 and Dasongshu 大松树 Villages of Taizhong Township 太忠乡. Yao language speakers, known as the Lewu Yao 乐舞瑶族, are found in Puya Village 普牙村, Chaqing Township 岔箐乡 (''Jingdong County Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2012:144). Classification Lewu may have been related to the Lawu language of Xinping County, Yunnan, but classification remains uncertain due to the paucity of data.Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. The Lawu languages: footprints along the Red River valley corridor'. Vocabulary A word list of the Lewu Yao language is transcribed using pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River (Asia)
The Red River or the Hong River (; ; Chữ Nôm: 瀧紅), also known as the ' (lit. "Main River"; Chữ Nôm: 瀧丐) in Vietnamese and the (, ') in Chinese, is a -long river that flows from Yunnan in Southwest China through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin. According to C. Michael Hogan, the associated Red River Fault was instrumental in forming the entire South China Sea at least as early as 37 million years before present. The name red and southern position in China are associated in traditional cardinal directions. The river is relatively shallow, and carries a lot of reddish silt along its way, appearing red brown in colour. Geography The Red River begins in China's Yunnan province in the mountains south of Dali. Main headstreams Leqiu River, Xi River and Juli River confluence at Nanjian where they form the Lishe River. The Lishe River meets with another headstream, the Yijie River at Hongtupo, Chuxiong Prefecture. The river is commonl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawu Language
Lawu (autonym: ') is a highly endangered unclassified Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It has about 50 elderly speakers in Jiuha village 旧哈村, Shuitang district 水塘镇, Xinping County, Yuxi Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are possibly also some speakers in Jiujia District 九甲乡, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province.Yang (2011) (ISO 639-3 documentation) Lawu speakers are currently classified by the Chinese government as Lahu, but were formerly classified as Yi. Classification Cathryn Yang (2012)Yang, Cathryn. 2012[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions of Guangxi and Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet, as well as Southeast Asian countries Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, and Laos. 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 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, Yunnan has perhaps 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuanyang County, Yunnan
Yuanyang County (; Hani language, Hani: ''Yeiqyaq'') is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan province, China, along the Red River (Asia), Red River. It is well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing. In 2013, part of the county formed the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces World Heritage Site, the 45th List of World Heritage Sites in China, World Heritage Site in China. Overview It covers an area of and has a population of approximately 365,000 (2002), of which 88% belong to ethnic minorities and 95% is associated with agriculture. The majority of the inhabitants of the county are from the Hani people, Hani ethnic group. The Gross domestic product, GDP of Yuanyang county in 2021 was 9,312 million Chinese yuan, Yuan. The administrative seat of the county is the town of ''Nansha'' (a.k.a. New Yuanyang) down in the Red River (Asia), Red River valley at an elevation of 240 meters. It is situated towards the north-east of the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
