Mảng language explained

Mảng
States:	Vietnam, China
Ethnicity:	Mảng
Speakers:	(2007 – 2009 census)
Date:	1999 – 2007? census
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Austroasiatic
Fam2:	Mang–Pakanic?
Iso3:	zng
Glotto:	mang1378
Glottorefname:	Mang

Mảng (autonym: pronounced as /[maŋ35]/; Chinese: s=莽语|p=Mǎngyǔ) is an Austroasiatic language of Vietnam, China, and Laos. It is spoken mainly in Lai Châu Province, Vietnam and across the border in Jinping County, China. It was first documented only in 1974.

In China, the Mảng people are also called Chaman (岔满), Abi (阿比), Mengga (孟嘎), Bageran (巴格然), and Mo (莫). They are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Bulang (布朗族) (Jinping County Gazeteer 1994).

Distribution

In Lai Châu Province, Vietnam, Mảng is spoken by 2,200 people in the districts of Sìn Hồ, Mường Tè, Phong Thổ, and in other nearby areas, including in Nậm Ban Township, Sìn Hồ District, Lai Châu Province.^{[1] [2]} In China, Mảng speakers numbered 606 people in 1999. The Mảng of China claim to have migrated from Vietnam in recent times. Gao's (2003) Mảng data is from Xinzhai (新寨), Nanke Village (南科村), and Jinshuihe Township (金水河镇^[3]).

The Jinping County Gazetteer from the Republic of China period lists 12 Mảng villages: Gongdaniu (公打牛^[4]), Luowuzhai (落邬寨), Pinghe (坪河, in Xiazhai 下寨,^[5] Zhongzhai 中寨,^[6] Shangzhai 上寨), Hetouzhai (河头寨), Guanmuzhai (管木寨), Naxizhai (纳西寨), Bianjiezhai (边界寨), Longshuzhai (龙树寨), Caoguoping (草果坪), and Nanke (南科^[7]).

Vocabulary comparison

Comparison of some basic vocabulary words in Mảng with other branches of Austroasiatic:^[8]

Gloss	Mảng						Mon / Old Mon
‘I’	ʔuː⁴	ʔɨʔ / *ʔɔːʔ	ʔoʔ	ʔaːu⁵⁵	ɔ³¹	soː	ʔoa / ʔɔj
‘water’	ʑum¹	rʔom / *ʔoːm	ʔom	nde⁵³	nda²⁴	ɗaːk	dac / ɗaik
‘two’	ʑɨəj⁴	ləʔar / *ləʔaːr	baːr	mbi⁵⁵	bi³¹	haːr	ba / ɓar
‘fire’	ɲɛ²	ŋɒl / *ŋal	pʰrɨə	mat³³	a̠u³¹	guːs	kəmot / –
‘blood’	haːm¹	hnam / *snaːm	maːm	saːm⁵³	sa⁴⁴	ʔasaːmʔ	chim / chim
‘five’	han²	phɒn / *pəsan	(Tay Hat sɔːŋ)	me³¹	mi⁴⁴	ɗam	pəsɔn / sun
‘eye’	mat⁷	ʔŋaj / *ˀŋaːj	mat	mat⁵³	mɛ̱³³	mat	mòt / mɔt

References

• Book: Nguyễn Văn Lợi . Tiếng Mảng . Nguyễn Hữu Hoành . Tạ Văn Thông . Nhà xuất bản khoa học xã hội . 2009 . Hà Nội . vi . Nguyễn Văn Lợi.
• Book: Nguyễn Hùng Mạnh . Thơ ca dân gian dân tộc Mảng . 2011 . Nhà xuất bản văn hóa dân tộc . 978-604-70-0097-5 . Hà Nội . vi.
• Book: Gao, Yongqi 高永奇 . Mǎngyǔ yánjiū . 2003 . Minzu chubanshe . Beijing . zh . zh:莽语硏究 . A Study of Mang.

External links

• RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
• Mang in RWAAI Digital Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: 14 July 2006 . Người Mảng . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231142/http://cema.gov.vn/modules.php?name=Content&op=details&mid=518 . 2013-12-02 . 2013-11-27 . Trang tin điện tử của Ủy ban Dân tộc . vi.
2. Book: Tạ Văn Thông . Loại từ trong các ngôn ngữ ở Việt Nam: Tập I . 2000 . Nhà xuất bản khoa học Việt Nam . Hà Nội . 229–244 . vi . Loại từ trong tiếng Mảng.
3. Web site: Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Nánkē Cūnwěihuì Nánxíng Xīnzhài Cūn . zh:金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县金水河镇南科村委会南行新寨村 . Nanxing Xinzhai Village; Nanke Village Committee; Jinshuihe Town; Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032647/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188178 . 2013-12-03 . 2013-02-21 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
4. Web site: Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Wūyāpíng Cūnwěihuì Léi Gōngdǎniú Cūn. zh:金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县金水河镇乌丫坪村委会雷公打牛村. Lei Gongdaniu Village; Wuyaping Village Committee; Jinshuihe Town; Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305224327/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188143. 2016-03-05. 2013-02-21. ynszxc.gov.cn. zh.
5. Web site: Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Nánkē Cūnwěihuì Pínghé Xiàzhài Cūn . zh:金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县金水河镇南科村委会坪河下寨村 . Pinghe Xiazhai Village; Nanke Village Committee; Jinshuihe Town; Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305224303/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188177 . 2016-03-05 . 2013-02-21 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
6. Web site: Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Nánkē Cūnwěihuì Pínghé Zhōngzhài Cūn . zh:金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县金水河镇南科村委会坪河中寨村 . Pinghe Zhongzhai Village; Nanke Village Committee; Jinshuihe Town; Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235900/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188176 . 2016-03-04 . 2013-02-21 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
7. Web site: Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Nánkē Cūnwěihuì Nánkē Lǎozhài Cūn . zh:金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县金水河镇南科村委会南科老寨村 . Nanke Laozhai Village; Nanke Village Committee; Jinshuihe Town; Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305233808/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188182 . 2016-03-05 . 2013-02-21 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
8. Book: Sidwell, Paul . The Languages and Linguistics of Mainland Southeast Asia . 2021 . De Gruyter Mouton . 9783110558142 . Berlin . 179–206 . en . Classification of MSEA Austroasiatic languages . 10.1515/9783110558142-011.