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.
| Yeheni | |
|---|---|
| Pingdi Yao | |
| Region | southern Hunan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Vocabulary
editThe following word list of Yeheni is from Li (2011:325–326).[2]
| Chinese gloss | English gloss | Yeheni 爷贺尼 | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 猪 | pig | li⁵³ | 325 |
| 拦 | to block | li²² | 325 |
| 干 | dry | lie²⁴ | 325 |
| 懒 | lazy | li³² | 325 |
| 弯 | crooked, bent | li⁴⁴ | 325 |
| 绿 | green | li³⁵ | 325 |
| 子 | child | li³³ | 325 |
| 桃子 | peach | laə²²li³³ | 325 |
| 绳子 | rope | saə²²li³³ | 325 |
| 第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | ka²² | 325 |
| 第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | ku⁴⁴ | 325 |
| 第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | laə³³ | 325 |
| 聋子 | deaf person | loŋ²²li³³ka⁴⁴ | 325 |
| 缺鼻 | person with no nose | kʰua⁴⁴pei²⁴laə²² | 325 |
| 第一 | first | tai⁴⁴ji⁴⁴ | 325 |
| 第二 | second | tai⁴⁴nai³⁵ | 325 |
| 父亲 | father | ta³⁵ta³⁵ | 326 |
| 哥哥 | elder brother | kə⁵³kə⁵³ | 326 |
| 妹妹 | younger sister | mai²²mai³⁵ | 326 |
| 姐姐 | elder sister | tsai³²tsai²⁴ | 326 |
| 五头牛 | five cows | ŋoa²²lau²²ŋau²² | 326 |
| 一个碗 | one bowl | ji⁴⁴tʂo⁴⁴aŋ²⁴ | 326 |
| 一双筷 | one pair of chopsticks | ji⁴⁴saŋ⁵³ti²⁴ | 326 |
| 一群牛 | one herd of cattle | a²⁴tʂaə²²ŋau²² | 326 |
| 红布 | red cloth | ʂo⁴⁴poa³³ | 326 |
| 热水 | hot water | nai³⁵su²⁴ | 326 |
| 公牛 | bull (male) | ŋau²²koa⁵³ | 326 |
| 母牛 | cow (female) | ŋau²²m̩⁵³ | 326 |
References
edit- ^ Jianghua County Gazetteer
- ^ 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.