Nuobi language
Nuobi (autonym: Lolbiq; lu21 pi33 or lo˥bi˨˩ in Jinping County meaning 'downriver'; Chinese: 糯比 Luobi (Lobi)) is a Loloish language of south-central Yunnan, China.
Distribution
Nuobi is spoken in:
Dai (2009) reports that ethnic Hani in Yangjie Township (羊街乡), Yuanjiang County belong to the Nuomei (糯美) and Nuobi (糯比) subgroups, who number 9,000 people and 6,000 people respectively in the township. The Nuomei live mostly in Gedie (戈垤), Dangduo (党舵) (which also has Kucong speakers), and Bamu (坝木) administrative villages, while the Nuobi reside mostly in Langzhi (朗支) (which also has Yi speakers in Zhongliangzi 中梁子 ), Yangjie (羊街), and Diexia (垤霞) (including Yidie, 依垤) villages.
Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary word list of Nuobi is from the Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992:209–210).
| English gloss
|
Chinese gloss
|
Nuobi
|
| One |
一 |
tʰi³³
|
| Two |
二 |
ȵĩ³¹
|
| Three |
三 |
si³³
|
| Four |
四 |
ji̱³¹
|
| Sky |
天 |
mu³¹
|
| Ground |
地 |
mĩ⁵⁵
|
| Day |
日 |
mu⁵⁵tʂɑ³³
|
| Month |
月 |
bᴀ³¹lɑ³¹
|
| Mountain |
山 |
xɑŋ³³tʰɑ³³
|
| Water |
水 |
ɑ⁵⁵kʰᴀ
|
| River |
河流 |
lo²¹bᴀ²¹ɑ⁵⁵kʰᴀ²¹
|
| Sea |
海 |
bᴀ³³mo̱³³
|
| Fire |
火 |
ɑ⁵⁵tso²¹
|
| Long |
长 |
mɑ̃³¹
|
| Short |
短 |
mũ³¹
|
| Red |
红 |
nɨ⁵⁵
|
| Black |
黑 |
nɑ³¹
|
| Come, to |
来 |
ko³³lɑi³¹
|
| Go, to |
去 |
li³¹mɛ³³
|
| Say, to |
说 |
je³¹
|
| Hit, to |
打 |
dze⁵⁵
|
| New |
新的 |
xɑŋ³³sə³¹
|
| True |
真的 |
tseŋ³³sə³¹
|
| Tell, to |
告诉 |
je³³do̱³¹
|
| Soul |
灵魂 |
jiɑ⁵⁵ɬɑ⁵⁵
|
| Radio |
收音机 |
tʂau³³jiŋ³³tsi³³
|
| Electric light |
电灯 |
tian³⁵teŋ³³
|
Notes
- ^ Zhang, Peizhi 张佩芝 (1998). Hāníyǔ Hāyǎ fāngyán tǔyǔ cíhuì duìzhào 哈尼语哈雅方言土语词汇对照 (in Chinese). Kunming: Yunnan minzu chubanshe.
- ^ Yunnan sheng minzu shiwu weiyuanhui yanjiushi 雲南省民族事務委員會研究室 (1955). "Yúnnán mínzú shìbié cānkǎo zīliào" 雲南民族識別參考資料. p. 61 – via doc88.com.
- ^ Bradley, David (2001). Northern Hani Dialects. Paper presented at the 34th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL 34), Kunming, China, 24–28 October 2001.
- ^ Xinping County Gazetteer 1993:106, 118
- ^ Yuanjiang County Gazetteer 1993:81
- ^ Jinping County Gazetteer 1994:113–132
- ^ Dai, Qingxia 戴庆厦 (2009). Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng yǔyán shǐyòng xiànzhuàng jí qí yǎnbiàn 元江县羊街乡语言使用现状及其演变 (in Chinese). Beijing: Shangwu yinshuguan. ISBN 978-7-100-06603-7.
- ^ "Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng Gēdié Cūnmín Wěiyuánhuì" 元江县羊街乡戈垤村民委员会 . ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng Dǎngduò Cūnmín Wěiyuánhuì" 元江县羊街乡党舵村民委员会 . ynszxc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng Bàmù Cūnmín Wěiyuánhuì" 元江县羊街乡坝木村民委员会 . ynszxc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
- ^ "Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng Làngzhī Cūnmín Wěiyuánhuì" 元江县羊街乡浪支村民委员会 . ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng Làngzhī Cūnmín Wěiyuánhuì Zhōngliángzi" 元江县羊街乡浪支村民委员会中良子 . ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng Yángjiē Cūnmín Wěiyuánhuì" 元江县羊街乡羊街村民委员会 . ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng Diéxiá Cūnmín Wěiyuánhuì" 元江县羊街乡垤霞村民委员会 . ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Yuánjiāng Xiàn Yángjiē Xiāng Diéxiá Cūnmín Wěiyuánhuì Yīdié" 元江县羊街乡垤霞村民委员会依垤 . ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Dai 2009:113
References
- Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992). Kunming: Yunnan People's Press .
- Wang Liujin 王六金; Li Zhengyou 李正有. 2011. 国际哈尼/阿卡区域文化调查: 中国金平县哈尼田哈尼族罗比·罗们人文化实录. Kunming: Yunnan People's Press 云南人民出版社. ISBN 978-7-222-08436-0 (Luobi 罗比 and Luomei 罗们 people of Hanitian 哈尼田, Jinhe Town 金河镇, Jinping County)
