Xiqi language
{{Short description|Loloish language of Yunnan, China}}
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Xiqi ({{zh|西期}}; autonym: {{IPA|ɕi33 tɕhi33 pho21}})Yunnan Province Ethnic Minority Languages Gazetteer (云南省志:少数民族语言文字志), p.30 is an unclassified Loloish language of Huaning County, Yunnan, China. It is also called Siqipo 斯期颇 ({{IPA|sɿ55 tɕhi55 pho21}}) in Mile County.Long Luogui 龙倮贵. 2007. Honghe yizu zuyuan zucheng ji qi renkou fenbu [http://www.yixueyanjiu.com/news/3/z_3_4338.html 红河彝族族源族称及其人口分布] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052922/http://www.yixueyanjiu.com/news/3/z_3_4338.html |date=2017-12-22 }}.
Classification
Pelkey (2011:431)Pelkey, Jamin. 2011. Dialectology As Dialectic: Interpreting Phula Variation. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. suggests that the Xiqi, Ati, and Long languages of Huaning County may be Southeastern Loloish languages. Hsiu (2018) suggests a Northern Loloish affiliation.{{cite web|last=Hsiu|first=Andrew|url=https://sites.google.com/site/sinotibetanbranches/eastern-sino-tibetan/burmo-qiangic/lolo-burmese/nisoish|title=Nisoish|work=Sino-Tibetan Branches Project|date=2018|access-date=2023-03-09}}
Distribution
The Huaning County Gazetteer 华宁县志 (1994:514) lists the following locations of Xiqi.
- Tonghongdian Township 通红甸乡: Suomeizao 所梅早村,{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249049|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县通红甸乡所梅早村民委员会|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230184615/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249049|url-status=live}} Dapozuo 大婆左村{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249046|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县通红甸乡大婆左村民委员会|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230191525/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249046|url-status=live}}
- Panxi Township 盘溪乡: Yide 矣得村,{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249043|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县盘溪镇矣得村民委员会|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230190526/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249043|url-status=live}} Fagao 法高村,{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249042|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县盘溪镇法高村民委员会|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230200457/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249042|url-status=live}} Dayaxi 大丫喜村, Longtanying 龙潭营村{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249041|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县盘溪镇龙潭营村民委员会|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230190240/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249041|url-status=live}}
- Chengjiao Township 城郊乡: Dengloushan 登楼山,{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249194|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县宁州镇普茶寨村民委员会登楼山村|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230194940/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249194|url-status=live}} Puchazhai 普茶寨{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=248996|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县宁州镇普茶寨村民委员会|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230193346/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=248996|url-status=live}}
- Huaxi Township 华溪乡: Xishajing 西沙井村, Dujia 独家村{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=248976|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县华溪镇独家村村民委员会|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230193343/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=248976|url-status=live}}
- Qinglong Township 青龙镇: Shanqi 山歧村,{{cite web|url=http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249012|website=ynszxc.net|title=华宁县青龙镇山岐村民委员会|access-date=2017-12-30|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230181321/http://www.ynszxc.net/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=249012|url-status=live}} Qize 起则村
Vocabulary
The Huaning County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992:72)Huaning County Ethnic Gazetteer Editorial Committee (ed). 1992. Huaning County Ethnic Gazetteer 华宁县民族志. Kunming: Yunnan People’s Press 云南民族出版社. provides a short word list of Adu, Ati, Xiqi, Nong, and Azhe transcribed using Chinese characters, shown below. Pinyin transliterations have also been provided below.
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! English gloss !! Chinese gloss !! Adu (阿笃语) !! Ati (阿梯语) !! Xiqi (西期语) !! Nong (弄语) !! Azhe (阿哲语) | ||||||
village | 寨子 | {{ruby|且|qie}} | {{ruby|且|qie}} | {{ruby|卡|ka}} | {{ruby|卡|ka}} | {{ruby|卡|ka}} |
water | 水 | {{ruby|叶|ye}} | {{ruby|叶|ye}} | {{ruby|矣咋|yi zha}} | {{ruby|翁咋|weng zha}} | {{ruby|叶|ye}} |
girl | 小姑娘 | {{ruby|燃米诺|ran mi nuo}} | {{ruby|尼格莫|ni ge mo}} | {{ruby|阿门儿若|a men er ruo}} | {{ruby|阿门儿少若|a men er shao ruo}} | {{ruby|若麻儿西若|ruo ma er xi ruo}} |
boy | 小伙子 | {{ruby|茶塞|cha sai}} | {{ruby|差血若|cha(i) xue ruo}} | {{ruby|阿杂若|a za ruo}} | {{ruby|撮沙若|cuo sha ruo}} | {{ruby|若那儿|ruo na er}} |
corn | 包谷 | {{ruby|矣白儿|yi bai er}} | {{ruby|苏柏儿|su bai er}} | {{ruby|阻目|zu mu}} | {{ruby|苏木白儿|su mu bai er}} | {{ruby|火魔|huo mo}} |
have | 有 | {{ruby|杂杂|za za}} | {{ruby|杂杂|za za}} | {{ruby|白儿|bai er}} | {{ruby|杂|za}} | {{ruby|祖阿(杂)|zu a (za)}} |
not | 无 | {{ruby|麻|ma}} | {{ruby|麻|ma}} | {{ruby|麻|ma}} | {{ruby|麻|ma}} | {{ruby|阿米|a mi}} |
References
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{{Sino-Tibetan languages}}
{{Lolo-Burmese languages}}