Muda language

There are over 2,000 Muda speakers in Nanlianshan Village Community 南联山村委会[3] (formerly Nanlianshan District, 南联山乡, now part of Gasa Township 嘎洒镇), Jinghong City, Yunnan, China (Xu 1991).[4]

Muda
Native toChina
Native speakers
2,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ymd
Glottologmuda1235
ELPMuda[2]

Muda (木达 or 母打) is a Loloish language of China.

Classification

Xu (1991) classifies Muda as a Ha-Ya language (see Hani languages).

Hsiu (2018)[5] classifies Muda as an Akha language containing a Bisoid substratum, with the substrate language being an early split from Bisoid. Muda has Cl- consonant clusters like various Bisoid languages, Siloid languages, and Jinuo, while words of Bisoid origin include 'leg', 'house', and 'smoke'.

Phonology

Muda has the complex consonant onsets /pl, pʰl, bl, ml, pj, pʰj, bj, mj/ (Xu 1991:34).

Vocabulary

The following vocabulary of Muda is from Xu (1991).

English glossChinese glossMudaPage
Whitepʰlu⁵⁵35
Fullblaŋ³³35
Pus()blaŋ⁵⁵36
Arrow()mla³¹36
Broom扫帚()pʰjɔ⁵⁵36
Bee蜜蜂bja³¹36
Lose, to遗失()bjo̱³³36
Fly, tojɔ³³36
Monkey猴子()mjo̱³¹36
Manymja³¹36
Footkʰɯ⁵⁵37
Sixko̱³¹37
Gallbladder()kʰɯ⁵⁵37
Star星星()gɯ⁵⁵37
Coppergɯ³¹37
Tendon()gu³¹37
Manurecçʰe³¹38
Root (classifier)根(量词)cçʰaŋ³¹38
Wide()ɟje⁵⁵38
Drop, toɟja³³38
Day (time)天(日子)naŋ³³38
Softnø̱³¹38
Cook, totɕa̱³¹38
Sourtɕʰɛ⁵⁵38
Narrowtɕu̱³¹38
Lick, totɕʰy⁵⁵38
Stick (classifier)tɕa̱³³38
Cry, weepɴo⁵⁵39
Steal, toqʰø³¹39
Bitterqʰa³¹39
Smoke (fog)烟(雾)()qʰø³¹39
Nineɢø³¹39
Curvedɢaŋ³¹39
Play, to玩耍()ɢa³³39
Enter, toaŋ⁵⁵40
Horsemaŋ³¹40
Open (door)开(门)pʰaŋ³³40
Sell, toaŋ³¹40
Throat喉咙kʰaŋ³¹()40
Darkjaŋ⁵⁵40
Pus()blaŋ⁵⁵40
Fullblaŋ³³40
Money()kʰaŋ⁵⁵40
Bear狗熊()xum⁵⁵40
Otter水獭()ɕum⁵⁵40
Ironɕʰum⁵⁵41
Pile (of soil)堆(土)blum⁵⁵41
House房屋ʑum⁵⁵41
Roast, tolum⁵⁵41
Roundlaŋ³³41
Surround, to包围()laŋ⁵⁵41
Pond池塘laŋ³³()41
Axe斧子()dzɿ³³41
Woman女人()mi³¹41
Louse虱子ɕɛ⁵⁵()41
Goosegɛ̱³³()41
Push, todɛ³¹41
Edge边上()dzɛ⁵⁵()41
Eagle老鹰()dzɛ⁵⁵41
Saddle鞍子()qɔ̱³³41
Shallowtɛ̱³³41
Change, topʰa³³41
Winnow (rice), to簸(米)ja⁵⁵41
See, to看见()mɔ⁵⁵41
Mosquito蚊子()gɔ³¹41
Change, topʰa⁵⁵41
Stick (classifier)tɕa̱³³41
Legbɔ⁵⁵()41
Store, toqʰɔ³¹41

References

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