Micha

Micha, or Miqie (; autonym: '), is a Loloish language of Yunnan. Its usage is declining.

Classification

Micha (' or ') is most closely related to Lipo, Lolopo, and Lisu.Gao 2014

The autonym ' is used by Lalo speakers, and should not be confused with Micha.

Distribution

Micha is spoken by about 9,000 persons in north-central Yunnan, in Wuding County, Luquan County, and Fumin County.

* Wuding County: Shedianxiaocun, Yongtaoxiacun, Yongtaozhongcun, Yangliuhe, Maichacun, Wodudacun, Woduxincun, Shuiduifang, Shanjudacun, Shanjuxiacun, Yangjiacun, Luomian, Xiagubai, Yanziwo, Shudecun, Dacun, Xincun, Baisha, Dashiban, Puxi Xincun, Yangliuhe, Nanshancun, Maidishan, Daxinzhuang, Yangjiucun, Nuomizha, Bizu
* Luquan County: Shanglaowu, Xiashihuiyao, Qinglongqing, Bailike, Yantang, Pingtian, Damituo, Xicun
* Fumin County: Madishangcun, Madixiacun, Madishaocun

According to the ''Nanjian County Gazetteer'' (1993), Micha (密岔) is also spoken in Nanjian County, around Aliwu (阿里勿) and Santaishan (三台山), southeast of Dali.

References

Further reading

*Gao, Katie Butler. 2014. “Phonological Sketch and Classification of Micha: A Central Ngwi language of Yunnan.” Presented at the 47th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics. Oct 2014. Yunnan Normal University. Kunming, China.
*Gao, Katie B. 2015.
Assessing the Linguistic Vitality of Miqie: An Endangered Ngwi (Loloish) Language of Yunnan, China
" ''Language Documentation & Conservation'' 9. 164-191.
*Gao, Katie B. 2017.
Dynamics of Language Contact in China: Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Variation in Yunnan
'. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
*Nanjian County Gazetteer Commission ��涧县志编纂委员会编(ed). 1993. ''Nanjian County Gazetteer'' ��涧彝族自治县志 Chengdu: Sichuan Reference Press ��川辞书出版社

External links

An open access collection of Micha recordings
are available through Kaipuleohone.

{{Lolo-Burmese languages

Loloish languages
Languages of Yunnan
Endangered Sino-Tibetan languages