Yeheni language

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Yeheni
Pingdi Yao
Regionsouthern Hunan
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
  • Sinitic
    • (unclassified)
      • Yeheni
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Yeheni (爷贺尼; Pingdi Yao 平地瑶) is an unclassified Sinitic language spoken by the Yao people in Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan.[1] It is spoken in Taoxu Town (涛圩镇) and Helukou Town (河路口镇) in Jianghua County, Hunan.[2]

Vocabulary[]

The following word list of Yeheni is from Li (2011:325–326).[3]

Chinese gloss English gloss Yeheni Page
猪 pig li˥˧ 325
拦 to block li˨ 325
干 dry lie˨˦ 325
懒 lazy li˧˨ 325
弯 crooked, bent li˦ 325
绿 green li˧˥ 325
子 child li˧ 325
桃子 peach laə˨li˧ 325
绳子 rope saə˨li˧ 325
第三人称 3rd person personal pronoun ka˨ 325
第三人称 3rd person personal pronoun ku˦ 325
第三人称 3rd person personal pronoun laə˧ 325
聋子 deaf person loŋ˨li˧ka˦ 325
缺鼻 person with no nose kʰua˦pei˨˦laə˨ 325
第一 first tai˦ji˦ 325
第二 second tai˦nai˧˥ 325
父亲 father ta˧˥ta˧˥ 326
哥哥 elder brother kə˥˧kə˥˧ 326
妹妹 younger sister mai˨mai˧˥ 326
姐姐 elder sister tsai˧˨tsai˨˦ 326
五头牛 five cows ŋoa˨lau˨ŋau˨ 326
一个碗 one bowl ji˦tʂo˦aŋ˨˦ 326
一双筷 one pair of chopsticks ji˦saŋ˥˧ti˨˦ 326
一群牛 one herd of cattle a˨˦tʂaə˨ŋau˨ 326
红布 red cloth ʂo˦poa˧ 326
热水 hot water nai˧˥su˨˦ 326
公牛 bull (male) ŋau˨koa˥˧ 326
母牛 cow (female) ŋau˨m̩˥˧ 326

References[]

  1. ^ Jianghua County Gazetteer
  2. ^ "Jiānghuá Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn de Hànyǔ fāngyán hé mínzú yǔyán fēnbù, huānyíng bǔchōng!!!" 江华瑶族自治县的汉语方言和民族语言分布，欢迎补充！！！ [The Distribution of Chinese Dialects and Ethnic Languages in Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Welcome to Add!!!]. tieba.baidu.com (in Chinese).
  3. ^ Li, Zirong 李志荣, ed. (2011). Húnán Yáozú 湖南瑶族 [Yao People in Hunan] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe. ISBN 978-7-105-11699-7.
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