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).
| Mondzish | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Chinese–Vietnamese border |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
|
| Subdivisions |
|
| Glottolog | mond1269 |
Wenshan prefecture in Yunnan, China
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)
A revised classification of Mondzish languages by Hsiu (2018)[4] is as follows.
Sound changes
Lama (2012) lists the following sound changes from Proto-Loloish as Mondzish innovations.
- *tsʰ- > s-
- *ɣr- > ʐ-
- *ɣʷ- > b-
References
- Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. Mauphu audio word list. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1123355
- Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. Motang audio word list. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1123353
- Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. Mongphu audio word list. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1123361
- Hsiu, Andrew. 2018. Mondzish branch.
- Edmondson, Jerold A. 2003. Three Tibeto-Burman Languages of Vietnam.
- 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 Arlington.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.