Yiche language

Yiche (Yicyu; Chinese: 奕车) is a Hanoish language spoken by 23,000 people in Honghe County, Yunnan, China (Lan 2009:11).

Yiche
Yicyu
Pronunciation[ji tsʰju]
Native toChina
RegionHonghe County
EthnicityHani
Native speakers
23,000 (2009)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Distribution

Yiche is spoken in the following locations of Honghe County, Yunnan, China (Lan 2009:11).

  • Dayangjie Township 大羊街乡
  • Langdu Village 浪堵村,[2] Langdi Township 浪堤乡
  • Hadie Village 哈垤村,[3] Chegu Township 车古乡

The Yiche claim that their ancestors had migrated from a village along the shores of Dian Lake near Kunming, and moved south and crossed the Red River (Honghe) after being defeated by other ethnic groups (Lan 2009:3).

Classification

Yiche is a Hani language (fangyan 方言) that belongs to the Langza 浪杂 dialect cluster (tuyu 土语) of Honghe County.[4]

Vocabulary

The following Yiche words are transcribed by Lan (2009) in pinyin. (Note: ss is equivalent to IPA [z].)

English gloss Chinese gloss Pinyin Page
rabbittola, li110
dragonlong110
snakesei110
horsemeng110
sheepaci, yo110
monkeyjoniu, niu110
chickenaha, ha110
dogaku, ke110
piga'ang, ang110
ant蚂蚁ahu, hu110
cattleaniu, niu110
tigerhaza, la110
sticky rice糯米honio110
eatzha110
oneqi18
householdwo19
person, humanco19
husband丈夫niuse ada19
wife妻子niuse ama19
child孩子ssa22
homeyuji, yu25
small house小屋nimssang37
liquoraba57
drinkdo57

References

  1. Lan (2009:11)
  2. http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=135735
  3. http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=195250
  4. Lan (2009:14), quoted from Dai Qingxia (1995). Haniyu gailun 哈尼语概论, pp.176, 187.
  • Lan Qing [澜清]. 2009. Fertility: The kinship of China Yicyu [丰饶:哈尼族奕车人的亲属关系]. Yunnan People's Press [云南人民出版社]. ISBN 9787222058439
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