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Lisu Script
Lisu (Fraser script, Fraser alphabet: , or ; New Lisu script: ; zh, c=傈僳语, p=Lìsùyǔ; my, လီဆူဘာသာစကား, ) is a tone (linguistics), tonal Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Yunnan (Southwestern China), Northern Myanmar, Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand and a small part of India. Along with Lipo language, Lipo, it is one of two languages of the Lisu people. Lisu has many dialects that originate from the country in which they live. Hua Lisu, Pai Lisu and Lu Shi Lisu dialects are spoken in China. Although they are mutually intelligible, some have many more loan words from other languages than others. The Lisu language is closely related to the Lahu language, Lahu and Akha languages and is also related to Burmese language, Burmese, Jingpho language, Jingphaw and Yi people#Language, Yi languages. Dialects Three dialects can be distinguished: northern, central and southern, with northern being the standard. Bradley (2003) Bradley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizu Language
Lizu (; Western Ersu) is a Qiangic language spoken in Western Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ..., China. There are 4,000 speakers according to Sun (1982) and 7,000 speakers according to Chirkova (2008). Muli, where Lizu is spoken, is a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual county and Lizu has been historically influenced by Mandarin Chinese. Varieties Yu (2009: 2) lists the following varieties of Lizu: *Mianning Lizu: spoken in Lagusa 拉姑萨 Village (Lizu name `wontʂʰɨ `lombɑ), He’ai (“Hoŋai”) 和爱 Township, Mianning 冕宁 County, Liangshan 凉山 Prefecture. Documented by Yu (2012). *Kala Lizu: spoken in Kala 卡拉 Township, Muli 木里 County, Liangshan Prefecture. Documented by Chirkova (2008); Huáng and Rénzēng (1991); and Dài and Huán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
