Cannabaceae

Hagei
Green Gelao
Native toChina and Vietnam
RegionGuizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan; Ha Giang Province
Native speakers
300 (2002)[1]
Kra–Dai
Language codes
ISO 639-3giq
Glottologgree1278
ELPGreen Gelao

Hagei (Hakei) or Green Gelao (Chinese: 青仡佬; sometimes translated as Blue Gelao) is a Gelao language spoken in China and Vietnam.[2][3]

Dialects

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The primary dialectal areas where Hagei (Green Gelao) is still spoken are:[4]

The Hagei varieties of northern Guizhou, such as in Zunyi, are extinct.[8]

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Retroflex (Alveolo-)
palatal
Velar Glottal
plain pal. lab. plain pal. lab. plain lab. plain lab. plain lab.
Stop voiceless p t k ʔ
aspirated pʲʰ pʰʷ tʰʷ kʷʰ
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate voiceless ts tsʷ tʂʷ
aspirated tsʰ tsʰʷ tʂʰʷ tɕʰ
voiced dz
Fricative voiceless f s ʂ ʂʷ ɕ h
voiced v z ʐ ʐʷ ʑ
Nasal voiceless ɲ̊ ŋ̊
voiced m n ɲ ŋ
glottalized ŋˀ
Lateral voiceless
voiced l
glottalized
Approximant j w
  • Consonant clusters may include /pl, bl/ and /ps, pz/.

Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ə o
Open a
Syllabic
  • /z̞/ is typically centralized and may also be heard as a syllabic retroflex [ʐ̩] or a central [ɨ].[6]

References

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  1. ^ Hagei at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Li Jinfang [李锦芳]. 2006. Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China [西南地区濒危语言调查研究]. Beijing: Minzu University [中央民族大学出版社].
  3. ^ Zhang Jimin 张済民. 1993. Gelao yu yan jiu 仡佬语研究 (A study of Gelao). Guiyang, China: Guizhou People's Press 贵州民族出版社.
  4. ^ Li Jinfang [李锦芳]. 2006. Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China [西南地区濒危语言调查研究]. Beijing: Minzu University [中央民族大学出版社].
  5. ^ Kosaka, Ryūichi; Zhou, Guoyan; Li; Jinfang. 1998. Geyang yuyan cihuiji [仡央语言词汇集]. Guiyang: Guizhou Ethnic Publishing House [贵州民族出版社].
  6. ^ a b Shen Yumay. 2003. Phonology of Sanchong Gelao. M.A. Thesis, University of Texas at Arlington.
  7. ^ Samarina, Irina Vladimirovna [Самарина, Ирина Владимировна]. 2011. The Gelao language: materials for a Kadai comparative dictionary [Языки гэлао: материалы к сопоставительному словарю кадайских языко]. Moscow: Academia. ISBN 9785874443917
  8. ^ Zhou Guoyan 周国炎. 2004. Gelaozu muyu shengtai yanjiu 仡佬族母語生态硏究 (Studies on the linguistic ecology of the Gelao people). Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House 民族出版社.


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