Qau language
| Qau | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Anshun City and Pingba County, Guizhou |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gqu |
| Glottolog | qaua1234 |
| ELP | Gao Gelao |
Qau, Central Gelao, or Sinicized Gelao (Chinese: 汉仡佬; pinyin: Hàn Gēlǎo) is a Gelao language spoken in Guizhou, China.[2][3]
Dialects[]
The dialects of Qau that are still spoken are:[4]
- Dagouchang 大狗场 (in Pingba County)
- Wanzi 湾子 (in Anshun City)
Pronouns[]
The following are pronouns from Pingba Gelao.[2]
- (su33) i42 – I
- (su33) mu21 - you
- (su33) u42 - he, she, it
- (su33) ta33 - we
- (su33) sa33 - you all
- pə42 nu42 - they
- qa33/a33 qei42 - my household
- qa33/a33 mu21 - your household
- qa33/a55 qu42 - his/her household
Numerals[]
Pingba Gelao numerals are given below. Note the similarities with the Austronesian numeral system.
- si33
- su33
- ta33
- pu33
- mpu33
- naŋ33
- ɕi13
- zua55
- sə13
- pan13
References[]
- ^ Qau at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
- ^ a b Zhang, Jimin 张済民 (1993). Gēlǎoyǔ yánjiū 仡佬语研究 [A Study of Gelao] (in Chinese). Guiyang: Guizhou minzu chubanshe.
- ^ Zhou, Guoyan 周国炎 (2004). Gēlǎozú mǔyǔ shēngtài yánjiū 仡佬族母語生态硏究 [Studies on the Linguistic Ecology of the Gelao People] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.
- ^ Li, Jinfang 李锦芳 (2006). Xīnán dìqū bīnwēi yǔyán diàochá yánjiū 西南地区濒危语言调查研究 [Studies on Endangered Languages in the Southwest China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhongyang minzu daxue chubanshe.
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- Kra languages
- Languages of China
- Kra–Dai language stubs