Mang (autonym: ; zh, s=莽语, p=Mǎngyǔ) is an
Austroasiatic
The Austroasiatic languages , , are a large language family in Mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia. These languages are scattered throughout parts of Thailand, Laos, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and southern China and are th ...
language of Vietnam, China, and Laos. It is spoken mainly in
Lai Châu Province
Lai or LAI may refer to:
Abbreviations
* Austrian Latin America Institute (Österreichisches Lateinamerika-Institut)
* '' Latin American Idol'', TV series
* La Trobe Institute, Melbourne, Australia
* Leaf area index, leaf area of a crop or ...
,
Vietnam
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and across the border in
Jinping County,
China
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. It was first documented only in 1974.
In China, the
Mang people are also called Chaman (岔满), Abi (阿比), Mengga (孟嘎), Bageran (巴格然), and Mo (莫).
Distribution
In
Lai Châu Province
Lai or LAI may refer to:
Abbreviations
* Austrian Latin America Institute (Österreichisches Lateinamerika-Institut)
* '' Latin American Idol'', TV series
* La Trobe Institute, Melbourne, Australia
* Leaf area index, leaf area of a crop or ...
, Vietnam, Mang is spoken by 2,200 people in the districts of
Sìn Hồ,
Mường Tè Muong may refer to:
*Muong people, third largest of Vietnam's 53 minority groups
** Muong language, spoken by the Mường people of Vietnam
*No Muong, king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak in 1811
* Mueang
Mueang ( th, เมือง ...
,
Phong Thổ Phong may refer to:
Computer graphics
*Phong shading
*Phong reflection model
* Blinn–Phong shading model
*Bui Tuong Phong - creator of the Phong shading interpolation method and reflection model.
Other
*Phong-Kniang language
*Nam Phong (di ...
, and in other nearby areas,
including in Nậm Ban Township,
Sìn Hồ District,
Lai Châu Province
Lai or LAI may refer to:
Abbreviations
* Austrian Latin America Institute (Österreichisches Lateinamerika-Institut)
* '' Latin American Idol'', TV series
* La Trobe Institute, Melbourne, Australia
* Leaf area index, leaf area of a crop or ...
. In China, Mang speakers numbered 606 people in 1999. The Mang of China claim to have migrated from Vietnam in recent times. Gao's (2003) Mang data is from Xinzhai (新寨), Nanke Village (南科村), and Jinshuihe Township (金水河镇).
The ''Jinping County Gazetteer'' from the
Republic of China
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period lists 12 Mang villages: Gongdaniu (公打牛), Luowuzhai (落邬寨), Pinghe (坪河, in Xiazhai 下寨, Zhongzhai 中寨, Shangzhai 上寨), Hetouzhai (河头寨), Guanmuzhai (管木寨), Naxizhai (纳西寨), Bianjiezhai (边界寨), Longshuzhai (龙树寨), Caoguoping (草果坪), and Nanke (南科
).
The speakers of languages are counted as part of one of either these two nationalities status: Undistinguished (, ) or Yi (, )
Vocabulary comparison
Comparison of some basic vocabulary words in Mang with other branches of Austroasiatic:
References
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External links
RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)Mang in RWAAI Digital Archive
{{Austroasiatic languages
Mangic languages
Languages of China
Languages of Vietnam