Kiong Nai (or Jiongnai, Chinese: 炯奈语; pinyin: Jiǒngnàiyǔ) is a divergent Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China. The speakers' autonym is pronounced [kjɔŋ33 nai33] or [kjaŋ31 nɛ31]; kjɔŋ33 means 'mountain', while nai33 means 'people'.[4] Mao & Li (2002) believe it to be most closely related to She.
Dialects
Mao & Li (2002) divide Jiongnai into two major dialects.
- Longhua (龙华), spoken in Longhua (龙华村) of Changdong Township (长垌乡)
- Liuxiang (六巷), spoken in Liuxiang Township (六巷乡)
Jiongnai is spoken in the following villages in three townships of Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi.[5]
- Liuxiang Township (六巷乡): Liuxiang (六巷), Mengtou (门头), Dadeng (大凳), Huangsang (黄桑), Xincun (新村), and Gupu (古蒲)
- Changdong Township (长垌乡): Longhua (龙华), Nanzhou (南州), and Dajing (大进)
- Luoxiang Township (罗香乡): Zhanger (丈二), Liutuan (六团), and Luodan (罗丹)
References
- ^ Kiong Nai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Hsiu, Andrew. 2015. The classification of Na Meo, a Hmong-Mien language of Vietnam. Paper presented at SEALS 25, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- ^ Hsiu, Andrew. 2018. Preliminary classification of Hmongic languages Archived 2020-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Meng (2001), p. 1
- ^ Mao & Li (2002), p. 1
Sources
- Mao, Zongwu 毛宗武; Li, Yunbing 李云兵 (2002). Jiǒngnàiyǔ yánjiū 炯奈语硏究 [A Study of Jiongnai] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhongyang minzu daxue chubanshe.
- Meng, Chaoji 蒙朝吉 (2001). Yáozú Bùnǔyǔ fāngyán yánjiū 瑤族布努语方言研究 [A Study of the Bunu Dialects of the Yao People] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.
- Ratliff, Martha (2003). "Review of Mao Zongwu and Li Yunbing. 2001. Jiǒngnàiyǔ Yánjiū [A study of Jiongnai]. Beijing: Central Nationalities University Press. 322 pp" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 26 (1): 119–121.