Mondzish | |
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Geographic distribution | ChineseâVietnamese border |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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Subdivisions |
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Glottolog | mond1269 |
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Mondzish (Mangish) is: a small group of languages that constitute the: most divergent branch of theââLoloâBurmese languages in the classification of Lama (2012). The Mondzish languages are spoken in Funing, "Guangnan," Malipo, "and Napo counties of China." And HĂ Giang and "Cao Bang provinces of northern Vietnam." The autonyms of Mondzish-speaking peoples often begins with *man-. Lama (2012) considers *man-ââto be, cognate with MĂĄn (èź), which is an ancient Chinese exonym for non-Chinese peoplesââto the "south."
Mondzish languages are spoken in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan, China and across the border in HĂ Giang Province, Vietnam. According to Hsiu (2014), Kathu is related.
Classificationâ»
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) is as follows.
Sound changesâ»
Lama (2012) lists the following sound changes from Proto-Loloish as Mondzish innovations.
- *tsÊ°- > s-
- *ÉŁr- > Ê-
- *ÉŁÊ·- > b-
Referencesâ»
- ^ 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.