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Mondzish Languages
Mondzish (Mangish) is a small group of languages that constitute the most divergent branch of the Lolo–Burmese languages in the classification of Lama (2012). The Mondzish languages are spoken in Funing, Guangnan, Malipo, and Napo counties of China and Hà Giang and Cao Bang provinces of northern Vietnam. The autonyms of Mondzish-speaking peoples often begins with *man-. Lama (2012) considers *man- to be cognate with Mán (蛮), which is an ancient Chinese exonym for non-Chinese peoples to the south. Mondzish languages are spoken in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan, China and across the border in Hà Giang Province, Vietnam. According to Hsiu (2014), Kathu is related. Classification Hsiu (2014:73) classifies the Mondzish languages as follows. Additional languages from Hsiu (2017) are also included. * Kathu (Thou) *''Nuclear Mondzish'' (''Nuclear Mangish'') ** Muangphe **Mango, Manga ** Maang (also known as Mo'ang, Meang) ** Mondzi or Mantsi (also known as Lô Lô by the Vietnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga Language (Sino-Tibetan)
Manga (autonym: ') is a Lolo-Burmese language spoken by the Yi people of China. It is spoken in Gedang Village 格当村, Xinhua Township 新华乡, Funing County, Yunnan Funing County (; Zhuang language: ) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of Yunnan, bordering Guangxi to the north, south and east, and ... (Lama 2012). References *Hsiu, Andrew. 2014.Mondzish: a new subgroup of Lolo-Burmese. In ''Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Chinese Languages and Linguistics (IsCLL-14)''. Taipei: Academia Sinica. *Lama, Ziwo Qiu-Fuyuan (2012), ''Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages'', thesis, University of Texas at Arlingtonarchived Mondzish languages Languages of Yunnan {{SinoTibetan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongphu Language
Mongphu or Mongpho (autonym: ') is a Lolo-Burmese language of Yunnan, China spoken in Lisa 里洒, Guangnan County and in Zhilun 值伦, Upper Zhemei 上者梅, Lower Zhemei 下者梅, and Muyang 木杨 villages of Funing County, Yunnan. There are several hundred speakers. It is likely most closely related to Maza and Mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast As ....Hsiu, Andrew. 2017Mongphu audio word list Zenodo. References {{Lolo-Burmese languages Mondzish languages Languages of Yunnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motang Language
Motang (autonym: ') is a highly endangered Lolo-Burmese language with six speakers in Longtan 龙潭 village, Heizhiguo Township 黑支果乡, Guangnan County, Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ..., China. It is spoken in only one village. Motang and Mauphu are closely related languages. References {{Lolo-Burmese languages Mondzish languages Languages of Yunnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauphu Language
Mauphu (autonym: ') is a highly endangered Lolo-Burmese language spoken by about 20 people in Dagulu 大咕噜 village, Guangnan County, Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ..., China. It is spoken in only one village.Hsiu, Andrew. 2017Mauphu audio word list Zenodo. Mauphu and Motang are closely related languages. References {{Lolo-Burmese languages Mondzish languages Languages of Yunnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maza Language
Maza (autonym: ') is a Lolo-Burmese language spoken by the Yi people of China. Maza is spoken by about 50 people in the village of Mengmei 孟梅 (Maza: '), Puyang Village 普阳村, Muyang Township 木央乡, Funing County, Yunnan. Maza has a Qabiao substratum, since the area was originally inhabited by Qabiao speakers (Hsiu 2014:68-69). Maza displays circumfixal negation, a syntactic feature that is usually typical of Kra languages The Kra languages ( ; also known as the Geyang or Kadai languages) are a branch of the Kra–Dai language family spoken in southern China (Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan) and in northern Vietnam ( Hà Giang Province). Names The name ''Kra'' comes fro .... References Mondzish languages Languages of Yunnan {{st-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondzi Language
Mantsi (autonym: '; also called Lô Lô, Flowery Lolo, White Lolo or Black Lolo, is a Lolo-Burmese language. Speakers are mostly located in Hà Giang Province, Vietnam. In China, speakers are classified as a subgroup of the Yi people. In Vietnam they are called '' Lô Lô'' and is classified as one of the official 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. Classification Mantsi may be related to the Kathu (Kasu, Gasu) and Mo'ang (') languages of Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan, China (Edmondson 2003). Lama (2012) concludes that Mantsi (Mondzi) and Maang constitute the most divergent branch of the Lolo-Burmese languages. Distribution ''Monji'' or ''Mondzi'' is reportedly spoken in some villages of Muyang Township, Funing County, Yunnan, China. ''Munji'' is reportedly spoken by the Flowery Yi (Lolo) of Donggan (董干) Town, Malipo County, Yunnan. It is closely related to the Mandzi or Mantsi language of the Flowery Lolo and Black Lolo people of Vietnam and of the White Lolo people of Funing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maang Language
Maang (; autonym: ' or ') or Mo'ang (; autonym: ') is a Lolo-Burmese language of Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan, China and northern Vietnam. The Maang are also locally referred to as the ''Gāokùjiǎo Yí'' (高裤脚彝; "High-Trousered Yi") by other local ethnic groups (Zhou 2014:1). Lama (2012) classifies Maang within the Mondzish branch of Lolo–Burmese. Maang has many Zhuang ( Central Tai) loanwords (Wang 2018). Distribution Zhou (2014:1-2) reports that Mo'ang is spoken in the following villages. *Banlun township 板仑乡, Funing County, Yunnan **Longyang 龙洋 (Maang, Zhuang, and Han Chinese residents) **Longmai 龙迈 **Mula 木腊 (Maang, Zhuang, and Han Chinese residents) **Gongjinwei 公金渭 **Kela 克拉 *Mugan 木甘, Niuchang village 牛场村, Lida town 里达镇 (Maang, Zhuang residents) *Muxiongping village 木兄坪村, Muyang town 木央镇 **Zhilun 直伦 (Maang and Miao residents) **Upper Muyang 上木羊 (Maang and Miao residents) **Lower Muyang 下 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mango Language (Sino-Tibetan)
Mango (autonym: ') is a Lolo-Burmese language spoken by just under 50 people in Guangnan County, Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ..., China. Mango is spoken in the two villages of Mumei 木美 (Mango: ') and Zhelai 者赖 (Mango: '), both located in Babao Town 八宝镇 (Mango: '). References Mondzish languages Languages of Yunnan {{SinoTibetan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifteenth-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. Before the Han dynasty's invasion, Vietnam was marked by a vibrant mix of religion, culture, and social norms. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam, which were subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muangphe Language
Muangphe (autonym: ', ') is a Lolo-Burmese language spoken by about 300 people in Guangnan County, Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ..., China. Distribution Hsiu (2014) lists the following Muangphe villages. Xinfazhai (新发寨) has the most fluent speakers. *''Heizhiguo Township'' (黑支果乡) **''Mulang'' (木浪村) ***Jilai (吉赖, pop. 137) ***Xinfazhai (新发寨, pop. 233) **''Yilang'' (夷郎村) ***Mudilang (木底浪, pop. 150) **''Xinjie'' (新街村) ***Mulou (木娄, pop. 139) ***Mulong (木聋, pop. 115) *''Babao Township'' (八宝乡) **''Yangliushu'' (杨柳树村) ***Wabiao (瓦标, pop. 119) ***Muliang (木良, pop. 113) References Mondzish languages Languages of Yunnan {{st-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hà Giang Province
Hà Giang (, ) was formerly a Provinces of Vietnam, province in the Northeast (Vietnam), Northeast region of Vietnam. It was located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam's northernmost point. It shared a 270 km long China-Vietnam border, border with Yunnan province of southern China, and thus was known as Vietnam's final frontier. It coverd an area of , comprising 1 city and 10 rural districts, with a population of 899,900 in 2023. The provincial capital, also called Hà Giang, was connected by Highway 2 and is 320 km away from Hanoi. The border crossing was at Thanh Thủy, 25 km from the provincial capital. It was one of the poorest provinces of Vietnam as it had mountainous topography with the least potential for agricultural development. In addition to Thanh Thủy, there were three smaller gates, namely the Phó Bảng, Xín Mần and Săm Pun. On 12 June 2025, Hà Giang province was incorporated into Tuyên Quang province. Geography Hà Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
