Khabi, also rendered Kabie (from ), is a
Southern Loloish language
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of
Yunnan
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, China. Kabie is spoken in
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County
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,
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County
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, and
Lüchun County
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Lüchun is located in southwestern Honghe Prefecture in southeastern ...
.
Khabi word lists transcribed using the Roman-based Hani orthography are provided in Minta (2013) and Luo & Minta (2016).
Distribution
Kabie (Khabi) is spoken in:
*Xiqi 西歧村, Sinanjiang Township, Mojiang County, Yunnan, China
*Cuoluo, Cuoluo Village, Daheishan Township, Lüchun County, Yunnan, China 绿春县大黑山乡撮芦村撮芦组 (or 撮洛村)
*Dadifang, Gejie Village, Jiahe Township, Jiangcheng County, Yunnan, China 江城县加禾乡隔界村大地房
*Shipingzhai, Nanwang Village, Jiahe Township, Jiangcheng County, Yunnan, China 江城县加禾乡南旺村石屏寨
References
*Luo Jiaxiang
家祥 Minta Minji
塔敏吉 2012. ''Hanizu Kabieren wenhua diaocha yu yanjiu''
尼族卡别人文化调查与研究 Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House
族出版社
*Luo Jiaxiang
家祥 Minta Minji
塔敏吉 2016. ''Zhongguo Mojiang Hanizu Kabieren wenhua shilu''
国墨江哈尼族卡别人文化实录 Kunming: Yunnan People's Press
南人民出版社
*Minta Minji
塔敏吉 2013. ''Shiguang zhizhong: Mojiang Hani Kabie zhixi wenhua shizheng''
光之中:墨江哈尼族卡别支系文化实证 Kunming: Yunnan Arts Press
南美朮出版社
*You Weiqiong
伟琼 2013. ''Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan''
南民族识别研究 Beijing: Nationalities Press
族出版社
Southern Loloish languages
Languages of Yunnan
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