Lahu language
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| Lahu | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Yunnan, China; Thailand; Laos; Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Lahu |
| Native speakers | 640,000 (1993–2007) |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan |
| Regulated by | No official regulation |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | either: lhu – Lahu lhi – Lahu Shi |
Lahu is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lahu people of China, Thailand, Myanmar, 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. [1] 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. [2]
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[edit] Dialects
Three dialects are noted, known by a variety of names: [3]
- Na (Black Lahu, Musser Dam, Northern Lahu, Loheirn)
- Nyi (Red Lahu, Southern Lahu, Musseh Daeng, Luhishi, Luhushi), Shehleh
- Lahu Shehleh
- Lahu Shi (Yellow Lahu, Kutsung)
Black Lahu is the standard dialect in China, [1] as well as the lingua franca among different groups of Lahu in Thailand. [2] However, it is intelligible to speakers of Yellow Lahu only with some difficulty. [1]
[edit] Notes
[edit] Sources
- Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005). Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
- Lee, Hyun-bok (2000). "라후어의 언어학적 연구 (A Linguistic Study of Lahu)". The Journal of Humanities (Seoul National University) 44. http://www.cyberub.com/book_info.php3?bk_cd=221891. Retrieved 2006-12-28.[dead link]
- Matisoff, James A. (2006). English-Lahu Lexicon. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 0520098552.
- Reh, Louis (August 2005). "Silenced Minorities". The Irrawaddy. http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=4901&z=107. Retrieved 2006-12-29.[dead link]
[edit] Further reading
- Wang, Zhenghua (2004). "拉祜语共时音变研究 (On the Synchronic Phonetic Change of the Lahu Language)". Yunnan Nationalities University Journal (1). http://scholar.ilib.cn/Abstract.aspx?A=ynmzxyxb-zxsh200401033. Retrieved 2006-12-27.
- Shi, Feng; Liu, Jing-rong (2006). "拉祜语的元音格局 (The Vowel Pattern of the Lahu Language)". Yunnan Nationalities University Journal (2). http://scholar.ilib.cn/Abstract.aspx?A=ynmzxyxb-zxsh200602033. Retrieved 2006-12-27.
[edit] External links
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Lahu test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator |
- Lahu Bible at the Wayback Machine (archived March 21, 2008)
- Radio Soap Opera in Lahu Language
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