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The Then language (also known as Yánghuáng 佯僙语 in Chinese; alternate spellings: Tʻen and Ten) is a Kam–Sui language spoken in Pingtang County, southern Guizhou. It is spoken by the Yanghuang 佯僙 people, many of whom are officially classified as Maonan by the Chinese government.

Then
Yanghuang
Native toChina
RegionPingtang County, southern Guizhou
Native speakers
20,000 (2007)[1]
Language family
Kra–Dai
  • Kam–Sui
    • Then
Language codes
ISO 639-3tct
Glottologtenn1245
ELPT'en

Names


The Yanghuang people called themselves ai11 raːu11, except for the Yanghuang of Huishui County, Xiayou District 下游地区, and Xiguan Shangmo 西关上莫, who called themselves ai11 thən35 (Bo 1997). According to the Guizhou Ethnic Gazetteer (2002:846),[2] their autonyms include jiŋ˨zau˨˦ (印绕) and ai˨au˨˦ (哎绕).

"Yanghuang" was mentioned in a Ming Dynasty record, the Dushi Fangyu Jiyao (读史方舆纪要).[2] According to it, "the Man people of Sizhou are Yanghuang, Gelao, Muyao (Mulao), and Miaozhi (Miaozi). (思州蛮自佯僙、仡佬、木瑶(老)、苗质(子)数种。)


Dialects


Bo (1997:138-139) lists three main dialects of Yanghuang.


Phonology


Yanghuang of Kapu Township (卡蒲乡) has 71 consonants total, including those with secondary articulations. There are a total of 71 rhymes, 9 vowels, and 8 codas (Bo 1997).


References


  1. Then at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Guizhou Province Gazetteer: Ethnic Gazetteer [贵州省志. 民族志] (2002). Guiyang: Guizhou Ethnic Publishing House [貴州民族出版社].



На других языках


- [en] Then language

[fr] Then

Le then (ou rau, en chinois 佯僙, yánghuáng) est une langue de la famille tai-kadai parlée dans la province du Guizhou en République populaire de Chine.



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