Akeu language
| Akeu | |
|---|---|
| Ake | |
| Native to | China, Burma, Laos |
Native speakers | (ca. 14,000 cited 1996–2007)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aeu |
| Glottolog | akeu1235 Akeu |
| ELP | Akeu |
Akeu is a Loloish language mainly spoken in Jinghong and Mengla County, China, with smaller populations of speakers in Burma, Laos, and Thailand. Gokhy may be related.
Distribution
Akeu (Ake 阿克; autonym: Gouke 勾克) is spoken in the following locations of Yunnan (You 2013:172).[2] The Akeu migrated from Mojiang County to the Sipsongpanna area 8 generations ago (about 300 years ago).
- Ganlanba 橄榄坝, Menghan District 勐罕区, Jinghong City
- Menglong District 勐竜区, Jinghong City
- Sanda Township 三达乡, Jinghong City
- Menghai County 勐海县, Yiwu County 易武县
Dialects
The Akeu dialects of Kyaingtong, Myanmar and Menglun 勐仑镇, Mengla County, China are similar. The following words from these two Akeu dialects are from Hayashi (2015).[3]
| Gloss | Kyaingtong Akeu | Menglun Akeu |
|---|---|---|
| tea | lɔ⁵⁵bo²¹ | lɔ⁵⁵bɔ²¹ |
| pig | wa̱²¹ | wa̱²¹ |
| bird | kɛ²¹a²¹ | kja̱²¹ |
| salt | tsa̱²¹dɤ̱²¹ | tsa̱²¹dɤ̱²¹ |
| buffalo | u³³na⁵⁵ | mo²¹na³³ |
| four | li²¹ | li²¹ |
| to fly | bɛ³³ | bɛ³³ |
Vocabulary
The Akeu numerals are:[4]
- 1. tɯʔ˨
- 2. ɲ̩ʔ˨
- 3. hɛ˦
- 4. li˨
- 5. ŋa˨
- 6. koʔ˨
- 7. siʔ˨
- 8. eʔ˨
- 9. ɡy˨
- 10. tsʰə˦
References
- ^ Akeu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ You Weiqiong [尤伟琼]. 2013. Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan [云南民族识别研究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社].
- ^ Hayashi, Norihiko. 2015. Two Akeu Dialects in Myanmar and China. Paper presented at SEALS 25, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- ^ Kosonen, Tuula. Akeu numerals.
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