Yeheni language
{{Short description|Sinitic language of Hunan, China}}
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Yeheni (爷贺尼; Pingdi Yao 平地瑶) is an unclassified Sinitic language spoken by the Yao people in Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan.Jianghua County Gazetteer It is spoken in Taoxu Town (涛圩镇) and Helukou Town (河路口镇) in Jianghua County, Hunan.
Vocabulary
The following word list of Yeheni is from Li (2011:325–326).{{Cite book |title=Húnán Yáozú |date=2011 |publisher=Minzu chubanshe |isbn=978-7-105-11699-7 |editor-last=Li |editor-first=Zirong 李志荣 |location=Beijing |language=zh |script-title=zh:湖南瑶族 |trans-title=Yao People in Hunan}}
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! Chinese gloss !! English gloss !! Yeheni 爷贺尼 !! Page | |||
| 猪 | pig | li⁵³ | 325 |
| 拦 | to block | li²² | 325 |
| 干 | dry | lie²⁴ | 325 |
| 懒 | lazy | li³² | 325 |
| 弯 | crooked, bent | li⁴⁴ | 325 |
| 绿 | green | li³⁵ | 325 |
| 子 | child | li³³ | 325 |
| 桃子 | peach | laə²²li³³ | 325 |
| 绳子 | rope | saə²²li³³ | 325 |
| 第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | ka²² | 325 |
| 第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | ku⁴⁴ | 325 |
| 第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | laə³³ | 325 |
| 聋子 | deaf person | loŋ²²li³³ka⁴⁴ | 325 |
| 缺鼻 | person with no nose | kʰua⁴⁴pei²⁴laə²² | 325 |
| 第一 | first | tai⁴⁴ji⁴⁴ | 325 |
| 第二 | second | tai⁴⁴nai³⁵ | 325 |
| 父亲 | father | ta³⁵ta³⁵ | 326 |
| 哥哥 | elder brother | kə⁵³kə⁵³ | 326 |
| 妹妹 | younger sister | mai²²mai³⁵ | 326 |
| 姐姐 | elder sister | tsai³²tsai²⁴ | 326 |
| 五头牛 | five cows | ŋoa²²lau²²ŋau²² | 326 |
| 一个碗 | one bowl | ji⁴⁴tʂo⁴⁴aŋ²⁴ | 326 |
| 一双筷 | one pair of chopsticks | ji⁴⁴saŋ⁵³ti²⁴ | 326 |
| 一群牛 | one herd of cattle | a²⁴tʂaə²²ŋau²² | 326 |
| 红布 | red cloth | ʂo⁴⁴poa³³ | 326 |
| 热水 | hot water | nai³⁵su²⁴ | 326 |
| 公牛 | bull (male) | ŋau²²koa⁵³ | 326 |
| 母牛 | cow (female) | ŋau²²m̩⁵³ | 326 |
References
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{{Sino-Tibetan languages}}
{{Languages of China}}
{{Chinese language}}
{{Hmong-Mien languages}}