Chashan language explained
| Chashan |
| Nativename: | Echang |
| States: | China |
| Region: | Yunnan |
| Speakers: | 587 |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Fam2: | (Tibeto-Burman) |
| Fam3: | Lolo–Burmese |
| Fam4: | Burmish |
| Fam5: | Maruic |
| Iso3: | none |
| Iso3comment: | (included in [lsi]) |
| Glotto: | chas1234 |
| Glottorefname: | Chashan |
Chashan (; autonym: pronounced as /ŋɔ³¹tʃʰaŋ⁵⁵/) is a Burmish language spoken in Pianma Township (片马镇), Lushui County, Yunnan, China, in Xiapianma (下片马),[1] Gangfang (岗房),[2] and Gulang (古浪)[3] villages.[4] It is closely related to Lashi, and has 56.3% lexical similarity with Lashi of Lushui County out of a sample of 1,000 vocabulary words.
In Pianma Township, there are 587 Chashan people officially classified as ethnic Lisu. The local people consider the Chashan to be a distinct ethnic group, separate from the Jingpo people (Chinese: 景颇族). The Chashan autonym is pronounced as /ŋɔ³¹tʃʰaŋ⁵⁵/ (Echang 峨昌), similar to that of the Achang. More Chashan speakers may be found across the border in Kachin State, Myanmar.
Further reading
- Book: Dai, Qingxia 戴庆厦 . Piànmǎ Cháshānrén jí qí yǔyán . 2010 . Shangwu yinshuguan . 9787100069069 . Beijing . zh . zh:片马茶山人及其语言 . The Chashan People of Pianma and Their Language.
Notes and References
- Web site: Lúshuǐ Xiàn Piànmǎ Zhèn Piànmǎ Cūnwěihuì Xiàpiànmǎ Cūn . zh:泸水县片马镇片马村委会下片马村 . Xiapianma Village, Pianma Village Committee, Pianma Town, Lushui County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144605/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=57081 . 2015-04-02 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
- Web site: Lúshuǐ Xiàn Piànmǎ Zhèn Gǎngfáng Cūnwěihuì . zh:泸水县片马镇岗房村委会 . Gangfang Village Committee, Pianma Town, Lushui County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101829/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=57071 . 2015-04-02 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
- Web site: Lúshuǐ Xiàn Piànmǎ Zhèn Gǔlàng Cūnwěihuì . zh:泸水县片马镇古浪村委会 . Gulang Village Committee, Pianma Town, Lushui County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403052350/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=57070 . 2015-04-03 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
- Web site: Dai . Qingsha 戴庆厦 . Yu . Jinzhi 余金枝 . Yu . Chenglin 余成林 . Lin . Xinyu 林新宇 . Fan . Lijun 范丽君 . Piànmǎ Cháshānrén héxié de duō yǔ shēnghuó . zh:片马茶山人和谐的多语生活 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112071439/http://docs.china-europa-forum.net/a___________1.pdf . 2013-11-12.
