Yiche language

Yiche
Yicyu
Native to China
Region Honghe County
Ethnicity Hani
Native speakers
 23,000 (2009)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog None

Yiche (Yicyu (IPA: ji tsʰju); Chinese: 奕车) is a Hanoish language spoken by 23,000 people in Honghe County, Yunnan, China (Lan 2009:11).

Distribution

Yiche is spoken in the following locations of Honghe County, Yunnan, China (Lan 2009:11).

The Yiche claim that their ancestors had migrated from a village along the shores of Dian Lake near Kunming, and moved south and crossed the Red River (Honghe) after being defeated by other ethnic groups (Lan 2009:3).

Classification

Yiche is a Hani language (fangyan 方言) that belongs to the Langzha 浪杂 dialect cluster (tuyu 土语) of Honghe County.[4]

Vocabulary

The following Yiche words are transcribed by Lan (2009) in pinyin. (Note: ss is equivalent to IPA [z].)

English gloss Chinese gloss Pinyin Page
rabbit兔tola, li110
dragon龙long110
snake蛇sei110
horse马meng110
sheep羊aci, yo110
monkey猴joniu, niu110
chicken鸡aha, ha110
dog狗aku, ke110
pig猪a'ang, ang110
ant蚂蚁ahu, hu110
cattle牛aniu, niu110
tiger虎haza, la110
sticky rice糯米honio110
eat吃zha110
one一qi18
household户wo19
person, human人co19
husband丈夫niuse ada19
wife妻子niuse ama19
child孩子ssa22
home家yuji, yu25
small house小屋nimssang37
liquor酒aba57
drink喝do57

References

  1. ↑ Lan (2009:11)
  2. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=135735
  3. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=195250
  4. ↑ Lan (2009:14), quoted from Dai Qingxia (1995). Haniyu gailun 哈尼语概论, pp.176, 187.
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