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Yiche language
Hanoish language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yiche (Yicyu; Chinese: 奕车) is a Hanoish language spoken by 23,000 people in Honghe County, Yunnan, China (Lan 2009:11).
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Distribution
Yiche is spoken in the following locations of Honghe County, Yunnan, China (Lan 2009:11).
- Dayangjie Township 大羊街乡
- Langdu Village 浪堵村,[2] Langdi Township 浪堤乡
- Hadie Village 哈垤村,[3] Chegu Township 车古乡
The Yiche claim that their ancestors had migrated from a village along the shores of Dian Lake near Kunming, and moved south and crossed the Red River (Honghe) after being defeated by other ethnic groups (Lan 2009:3).
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Classification
Yiche is a Hani language (fangyan 方言) that belongs to the Langza 浪杂 dialect cluster (tuyu 土语) of Honghe County.[4]
Vocabulary
The following Yiche words are transcribed by Lan (2009) in pinyin. (Note: ss is equivalent to IPA [z].)
References
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