Micha language
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| Micha | |
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| Michie | |
| Central Yi | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yunnan |
| Ethnicity | >1,000 (1999)[1] to 50,000 Yi (2007)[2] |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2007)[2] (assuming an ethnic population of 50,000) |
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| ISO 639-3 | yiq |
| Glottolog | miqi1235 |
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Micha, or Miqie (Chinese: 密察语; pinyin: Mìcháyǔ; autonym: Script error: No such module "IPA".[3]), is a Loloish language of Yunnan. Its usage is declining.
Classification
Micha (Script error: No such module "IPA". or Script error: No such module "IPA".) is most closely related to Lipo, Lolopo, and Lisu.[4]
The autonym Script error: No such module "IPA".[5] is used by Lalo speakers, and should not be confused with Micha.
Distribution
Micha is spoken by about 9,000 persons in north-central Yunnan, in Wuding County, Luquan County, and Fumin County.[4]
- Wuding County: Shedianxiaocun, Yongtaoxiacun, Yongtaozhongcun, Yangliuhe, Maichacun, Wodudacun, Woduxincun, Shuiduifang, Shanjudacun, Shanjuxiacun, Yangjiacun, Luomian, Xiagubai, Yanziwo, Shudecun, Dacun, Xincun, Baisha, Dashiban, Puxi Xincun, Yangliuhe, Nanshancun, Maidishan, Daxinzhuang, Yangjiucun, Nuomizha, Bizu
- Luquan County: Shanglaowu, Xiashihuiyao, Qinglongqing, Bailike, Yantang, Pingtian, Damituo, Xicun
- Fumin County: Madishangcun, Madixiacun, Madishaocun
According to the Nanjian County Gazetteer (1993), Micha (密岔) is also spoken in Nanjian County, around Aliwu (阿里勿)[6] and Santaishan (三台山),[7] southeast of Dali.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Micha" (PDF). Asia Harvest. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ a b Micha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Yunnan Province Ethnic Minority Languages Gazetteer (云南省志：少数民族语言文字志) (1997), p.30
- ^ a b Gao 2014
- ^ Yunnan Province Ethnic Minority Languages Gazetteer (云南省志：少数民族语言文字志) (1997), p.57
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn Bǎohuá Zhèn Yúnhuá Cūnwěihuì Ālǐwù" 南涧彝族自治县宝华镇云华村委会阿里勿 [Aliwu, Yunhua Village Committee, Baohua Town, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn Nánjiàn Zhèn Bǎo'ān Cūnwěihuì Sāntáishān" 南涧彝族自治县南涧镇保安村委会三台山 [Santaishan, Baoan Village Committee, Nanjian Town, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
Further reading
- Gao, Katie Butler. 2014. “Phonological Sketch and Classification of Micha: A Central Ngwi language of Yunnan.” Presented at the 47th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics. Oct 2014. Yunnan Normal University. Kunming, China.
- Gao, Katie B. 2015. "Assessing the Linguistic Vitality of Miqie: An Endangered Ngwi (Loloish) Language of Yunnan, China." Language Documentation & Conservation 9. 164-191.
- Gao, Katie B. 2017. Dynamics of Language Contact in China: Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Variation in Yunnan. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
- Nanjian County Gazetteer Commission [南涧县志编纂委员会编] (ed). 1993. Nanjian County Gazetteer [南涧彝族自治县志]. Chengdu: Sichuan Reference Press [四川辞书出版社].
External links
- An open access collection of Micha recordings are available through Kaipuleohone.
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