Zibusi language explained

Zibusi
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

Zibusi (pronounced as /zɨ21 pu55 sɨ55/; ; Daqing Yi 大箐彝) is a recently discovered Loloish language of Heqing County, Yunnan, China. They are known by the Kua-nsi as pronounced as /zɨ21 pɯ55 sɨ55/. The Zibusi are found in Shangshiyan 上石岩,[1] Daqing Village 大箐村, Duomei Township 朵美乡, Heqing County (Castro, et al. 2010); the pronounced as /sɨ21 pʰɨ̪21 sɨ55/ are located in Jidiping 吉地坪, Moguang Village 磨光村, Jindun Township 金墩乡.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=213434
  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.