Laizisi language explained

Laizisi
Region:Yunnan
States:China
Speakers:?
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:(Tibeto-Burman)
Fam3:Lolo–Burmese
Fam4:Loloish
Fam5:Lisoish
Fam6:Lalo–Lavu
Fam7:Taloid
Fam8:Heqing Yi
Iso3:none
Glotto:none

Laizisi (pronounced as /lai21 dzɨ̠55 sɨ55/; ; Moguang Yi 磨光彝) is a recently discovered Loloish language spoken in Jidiping 吉地坪,[1] Moguang Village 磨光村, Jindun Township 金墩乡, Heqing County, Yunnan, China.[2] Whereas the Laizisi refer to themselves as pronounced as /lai55 dzɨ̠55 sɨ55/, they refer to the Yi people of Xipo village 西坡村[3] as pronounced as /la55 dzɨ̠55 sɨ55/.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 鹤庆县金墩乡磨光村委会吉地坪村 . 2016-10-18 . 2018-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201928/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=19767 . dead .
  2. Andy Castro, Brian Crook, Royce Flaming. 2010. A sociolinguistic survey of Kua-nsi and related Yi varieties in Heqing county, Yunnan province, China. SIL International.
  3. Web site: 鹤庆县金墩乡磨光村委会西坡村 . 2016-10-18 . 2016-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161019073921/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=19768 . dead .