Zaiwa language
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Zaiwa | |
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Atsi | |
Native to | China, Burma |
Native speakers
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unknown (110,000 cited 1997–1999)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | atb |
Glottolog | zaiw1241 [2] |
Zaiwa (autonym: tsau˧˩va˥˩; Tsaiwa, Tsaiva, 载瓦) is a language spoken in parts of China and Burma. There are around 100,000 speakers. It is also known as Atsi, its name in Jingpo. Zaiwa is a member of the Burmish languages. Pela (Bola), 400 speakers, was once classified as a dialect.
Distribution
There are more than 70,000 Zaiwa speakers in Yunnan, China, including in:[3]
- Bangwa 邦瓦, Longchuan County 陇川县
- Zhanxi 盏西, Yingjiang County 盈江县
- Xishan 西山, Luxi County 潞西县
The Ethnologue lists Bengwa, Longzhun, and Tingzhu as dialects.
References
- ↑ Zaiwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Xu Xijian 徐悉艰, Xu Guizhen 徐桂珍. Jingpozu Zaiwayu Jianzhi 景颇族载瓦语简志.
- Yabu Shirō 藪 司郎 (1982). アツィ語基礎語彙集 / Atsigo kiso goishū / Classified dictionary of the Atsi or Zaiwa language (Sadon dialect) with Atsi, Japanese and English indexes. Tokyo: 東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所 Tōkyō Gaikokugo Daigaku Ajia Afurika Gengo Bunka Kenkyūjo.
- Yabu Shirō 藪 司郎 (1988). A preliminary report on the study of the Maru, Lashi and Atsi languages of Burma. In Yoshiaki Ishizawa (ed.), Historical and cultural studies in Burma, 65-132. Tokyo: Institute of Asian Studies, Sophia University.
- Lustig, Anton (2010). A grammar and dictionary of Zaiwa. Leiden: Brill.
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