The Selibu language (Chinese: 希里布; pinyin: Xīlǐbù; autonym: ɕə⁴⁴li⁴⁴bu³¹, Tibetan transliteration: sre gleng ba po) is a Mandarin–Khams mixed language spoken by ethnic Hui people in Gyälthang Municipality, Deqen Prefecture. Its core base is Southwestern Mandarin, with some residual Zhongyuan Mandarin features.[2]
| Selibu | |
|---|---|
| Shuimo | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Gyälthang Town, Deqen Prefecture |
| Ethnicity | Hui people |
Native speakers | 900 (2022)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
Overview
editSelibu's lexicon and grammatical morphemes are primarily derived from Southwest Mandarin, but also has many morphosyntatic and semantic features that are derived from Alangu Tibetan, a Khams Tibetan dialect. It is spoken by about 900 people in Gyälthang Municipality (建塘镇), Deqen Prefecture, northwestern Yunnan.[1]
Selibu is also known as Shuimo fanghua 水磨房话. The original settlement was Shuimofang 水磨房 in Annan Village 安南村, Sanba Naxi Township 三坝纳西族乡. In 1950, some families moved to the hamlets of Longwangbian 龙王边 and Lanjia 兰家 in Haba Village 哈巴村, Sanba Naxi Township 三坝纳西族乡.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Zhou, Yang; Suzuki, Hiroyuki (2021-11-10). "Evidentiality in Selibu". Diachronica. 39 (2). John Benjamins Publishing Company: 268–309. doi:10.1075/dia.19055.zho. ISSN 0176-4225.
- ^ Tournadre, Nicolas; Suzuki, Hiroyuki (2023). The Tibetic Languages: an introduction to the family of languages derived from Old Tibetan. Paris: LACITO. ISBN 978-2-490768-08-0.
- ^ Zhou, Yang. 2018. Yunnan Shuimofanghua de gebiaoji ji qi laiyuan 水磨房话体范畴的混合特征 [Case markers of Selibu in Yunnan and their origin]. Fangyan 3. 357–369.
- ^ Zhou, Yang and Hiroyuki Suzuki. 2020. Shuimofanghua ti fanchou de hunhe tezheng [Mixed features of the aspect system in Selibu]. Minzu yuwen 4. 43–56.