Lizu language
Lizu (Chinese: 傈苏, 里汝, 吕苏; Western Ersu) is a Qiangic language spoken in Western Sichuan, China. There are 4,000 speakers according to Sun (1982) and 7,000 speakers according to Chirkova (2008). Muli, where Lizu is spoken, is a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual county and Lizu has been historically influenced by Mandarin Chinese.[3]
| Lizu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
Native speakers | 7,000 (2008)[1] |
| Ersu Shaba script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | included in ers |
| Glottolog | lizu1234 |
| ELP | Lizu[2] |
Varieties
Yu (2009: 2) lists the following varieties of Lizu:
- Mianning Lizu: spoken in Lagusa 拉姑萨 Village (Lizu name `wontʂʰɨ `lombɑ), He’ai (“Hoŋai”) 和爱 Township, Mianning 冕宁 County, Liangshan 凉山 Prefecture. Documented by Yu (2012).
- Kala Lizu: spoken in Kala 卡拉 Township, Muli 木里 County, Liangshan Prefecture. Documented by Chirkova (2008); Huáng and Rénzēng (1991); and Dài and Huáng (1992).
- Naiqu Lizu: spoken in Naiqu 乃渠 Village, Naiqu Township, Jiulong 九龙 County, Garzê (Gānzī 甘孜) Prefecture. Documented by Ikeda (2009).
References
- Dài, Qìngxià 戴庆厦, and Huáng Bùfán 黄布凡, ed. 1992. 藏缅语族语言词汇 Zàng-Miǎn yǔzú yǔyán cíhuì [A Tibeto-Burman lexicon]. Beijing: Central Institute of Minorities.
- Huáng, Bùfán 黄布凡, and Rénzēng Wàngmǔ 仁增旺姆. 1991. 吕苏语 Lǚsūyǔ [The Lǚsū language]. In 藏缅语十五种 Zàngmiǎn-yǔ shíwǔ zhǒng [Fifteen Tibeto-Burman languages], ed. Dài Qìngxià 戴庆厦 et al., 132–152. Beijing: Yānshān Chūbǎnshè 北京燕山出版社.
- Ikeda, Takumi 池田巧. 2009. 200 basic words of the Lyuzu language (Naiqu dialect). Progressive Report, Vol. 3. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S).
- Ikeda Takumi 池田 巧(2010)「西曆1853年に記錄されたリュズ語の語彙」『東方學報』85: 672-653, DOI: https://doi.org/10.14989/131769
- Ikeda Takumi 池田巧(2019)「大谷大學所藏本<<呂蘇譯語>>について」『東方學報』94: 436-424, DOI: https://doi.org/10.14989/250687
- Chirkova, Ekaterina (2008). "Essential characteristics of Lizu, a Qiangic language of Western Sichuan". HAL. CRLAO. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- Chirkova, Katia; Chen, Yiya (2013), "Lizu" (PDF), Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 43 (1): 75–86, doi:10.1017/S0025100312000242
- Yu, Dominic (2012). Proto-Ersuic (Ph.D.). Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Department of Linguistics.
External links
- ELAR archive of Lizu language documentation materials
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