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).
- Dayangjie Township 大羊街乡
- Langdu Village 浪堵村,[2] Langdi Township 浪堤乡
- Hadie Village 哈垤村,[3] Chegu Township 车古乡
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 Langza 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, li | 110 |
| dragon | 龙 | long | 110 |
| snake | 蛇 | sei | 110 |
| horse | 马 | meng | 110 |
| sheep | 羊 | aci, yo | 110 |
| monkey | 猴 | joniu, niu | 110 |
| chicken | 鸡 | aha, ha | 110 |
| dog | 狗 | aku, ke | 110 |
| pig | 猪 | a'ang, ang | 110 |
| ant | 蚂蚁 | ahu, hu | 110 |
| cattle | 牛 | aniu, niu | 110 |
| tiger | 虎 | haza, la | 110 |
| sticky rice | 糯米 | honio | 110 |
| eat | 吃 | zha | 110 |
| one | 一 | qi | 18 |
| household | 户 | wo | 19 |
| person, human | 人 | co | 19 |
| husband | 丈夫 | niuse ada | 19 |
| wife | 妻子 | niuse ama | 19 |
| child | 孩子 | ssa | 22 |
| home | 家 | yuji, yu | 25 |
| small house | 小屋 | nimssang | 37 |
| liquor | 酒 | aba | 57 |
| drink | 喝 | do | 57 |
References
- ^ Lan (2009:11)
- ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=135735
- ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=195250
- ^ Lan (2009:14), quoted from Dai Qingxia (1995). Haniyu gailun 哈尼语概论, pp.176, 187.
- Lan Qing [澜清]. 2009. Fertility: The kinship of China Yicyu [丰饶：哈尼族奕车人的亲属关系]. Yunnan People's Press [云南人民出版社]. ISBN 9787222058439