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1 Dialects  





2 Phonology  



2.1  Consonants  





2.2  Vowels  







3 Pronouns  





4 Numerals  





5 References  














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Qau
Native toChina
RegionAnshun City and Pingba County, Guizhou

Native speakers

2,000 (2011)[1]

Language family

Kra–Dai

Language codes
ISO 639-3gqu
Glottologqaua1234
ELPGao Gelao

Qau, Central Gelao, or Sinicized Gelao (Chinese: 汉仡佬; pinyin: Hàn Gēlǎo) is a Gelao language spoken in Guizhou, China.[2][3]

Dialects[edit]

The dialects of Qau that are still spoken are:[4]

Phonology[edit]

Consonants[edit]

Labial Alveolar (Alveolo-)
palatal
Velar Uvular Glottal
plain lat. plain lat.
Nasal m n ɲ̟ ŋ
Stop voiceless p t k q (ʔ)
aspirated
prenasal ᵐp ᵐpˡ t ᵑk ᵑkˡ
Affricate voiceless ts
aspirated tsʰ tɕʰ
prenasal ts ᶮtɕ
Fricative voiceless f s ɕ x h
voiced v z ʑ
Approximant l (w)

Vowels[edit]

Front Central Back
Close i (ɯ) u
Mid e ə ə˞ o
Open a ɒ
Diphthongs
Front Central Back
Close iu, ie, iɒ, io ue, ua,
Mid ei əu, əɯ
Open ai, au
Triphthong iau uei, uai
Final-nasal
Front Central Back
Close in un
Mid en
Open an
Triphthong ian uan uaŋ

Pronouns[edit]

The following are pronouns from Pingba Gelao.[2]

Gloss Pingba Gelao
I (su33) i42
you (su33) mu21
he, she, it (su33) u42
we (su33) ta33
you all (su33) sa33
they 42 nu42
my household qa33/a33 qei42
your household qa33/a33 mu21
his/her household qa33/a55 qu42

Numerals[edit]

Pingba Gelao numerals are given below.

  1. si33
  2. su33
  3. ta33
  4. pu33
  5. mpu33
  6. naŋ33
  7. ɕi13
  8. zua55
  9. 13
  10. pan13

References[edit]

  1. ^ QauatEthnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
  • ^ a b Zhang, Jimin 张済民 (1993). Gēlǎoyǔ yánjiū 仡佬语研究 [A Study of Gelao] (in Chinese). Guiyang: Guizhou minzu chubanshe.
  • ^ Zhou, Guoyan 周国炎 (2004). Gēlǎozú mǔyǔ shēngtài yánjiū 仡佬族母語生态硏究 [Studies on the Linguistic Ecology of the Gelao People] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.
  • ^ Li, Jinfang 李锦芳 (2006). Xīnán dìqū bīnwēi yǔyán diàochá yánjiū 西南地区濒危语言调查研究 [Studies on Endangered Languages in the Southwest China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhongyang minzu daxue chubanshe.
  • ^ He, Jiashan [贺嘉善] (1983). Gēlǎo yǔ jiǎn zhì [仡佬语简志] (A sketch of Gelao). Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社].

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