Bendi Pinghua
| Bendihua | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Hunan |
Native speakers | 25,000 (date missing) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| ISO 639-6 |
(none) |
| Glottolog | None |
The Bendi language, Bendihua (Chinese: 本地è¯), is a variety of Guibei Pinghua (桂北平è¯) influenced by Kam (Dong). It is spoken by about 25,000 people in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China (Shi 2015:137).[1]
Although Bendihua speakers are classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Han, the speakers consider themselves to be a distinct ethnic group, and not Han or Kam.[2]
Names
Bendihua speakers call their own language Bendihua 本地è¯, although some speakers also refer to it as Jiangping 讲平. The Kam people refer to Bendihua as li˧˩ka˧˩ti˦˩, and the Yao (Pa Hng speakers) refer to it as Luoyanhua (洛岩è¯; "Luoyan language").[2] The name Bendihua æœ¬åœ°è¯ literally means 'native language' in Mandarin Chinese.
Bendi speakers call themselves the wÉ™n˨ɲən˨ people (我们人) (Shi 2015:137).[1] The Dong call Bendi people ka˧˩pÉ™n˧ti˧ (Chinese: 本地客) or ka˧˩ti˧ (Chinese: 地客), while the Bendi language is called li˧˩ka˧˩ti˦˨ (Chinese: 本地è¯).[1] The Dong refer to Han Chinese of Jingzhou County, Hunan as ka˧˩ (Chinese: 客), and their language as li˧˩ka˧˩ (Chinese: 客è¯). The Yao refer to the Bendi language as lo˧ŋai˧.[1]
Locations
Within Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Hunan Province, Bendihua is primarily spoken in Xiaxiang 下乡, Linkou 临å£, and Jingwuzhou è芜州 townships. Bendihua is also spoken to a lesser extent in the townships of Mujiao 木脚, Xikou 溪å£, and Malong 马龙, as well as Chengbu County, Hunan and Longsheng County, Guangxi.[2]
Dialects
Peng (2010:1)[2] divides Bendihua into 4 main dialects.
- Xiaxiang 下乡è¯: spoken in the townships of Xiaxiang 下乡 (entire township), Linkou ä¸´å£ (in the villages of Guantuan 官团, Shanxi 山溪, and Shibi 石å£), and Mujiao 木脚 (in Xishang Village 溪上 and Gengtou Village 更头)
- Jingwu è芜è¯: spoken in Jingwuzhou Township è芜洲镇, in ethnic Bendiren (本地人) villages. Shi (2015) documents the variety of Luantang 銮塘 in Jingwuzhou Township è芜洲镇.
- Xingwu æ五è¯: spoken by just under 3,000 people in Linkou Township 临å£ä¹¡ (in Xinhua æ花 and Wuyi 五一 villages, as well as other neighboring villages)
- Taizhong 太ä¸è¯: spoken in the townships of Taipingyan 太平岩, Zhongtuan ä¸å›¢, and Mujiao 木脚 (in Mujiao Village 木脚æ‘)
Shi (2015) recognizes the 4 Bendi dialects of:
- Luantang 銮塘
- Linkou 临å£
- Taipingyan 太平岩
- Dengkou é‚“å£
References
- 1 2 3 4 Shi Lin [石林]. 2015. Three language varieties of the Hunan-Guizhou-Guangxi border region [湘黔桂边区的三个æ—群方言岛]. Beijing: China Social Sciences Academy Press [ä¸å›½ç¤¾ä¼šç§‘å¦å‡ºç‰ˆç¤¾]. ISBN 9787516164945
- 1 2 3 4 Peng Jianguo [å½å»ºå›½]. 2010. æ¹–å—通é“ä¾—æ—“本地è¯â€çš„è¯éŸ³ç³»ç»ŸåŠå…¶å½’属. Journal of Yunmeng 云梦å¦åˆŠ, Vol. 31, No. 4.
- Peng Jianguo [å½å»ºå›½]. 2010. æ¹–å—通é“ä¾—æ—“本地è¯â€çš„è¯éŸ³ç³»ç»ŸåŠå…¶å½’属. Journal of Yunmeng 云梦å¦åˆŠ, Vol. 31, No. 4.
- Peng Jianguo [å½å»ºå›½]. 2003. Research on Bendihua of Tongdao County, Hunan (æ¹–å—通é““本地è¯â€è°ƒæŸ¥). M.A. dissertation. Changsha: Hunan Normal University [æ¹–å—师范大å¦].
- Shi Lin [石林]. 2015. Three language varieties of the Hunan-Guizhou-Guangxi border region [湘黔桂边区的三个æ—群方言岛]. Beijing: China Social Sciences Academy Press [ä¸å›½ç¤¾ä¼šç§‘å¦å‡ºç‰ˆç¤¾]. ISBN 9787516164945
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