Namuyi
A language of China
| Population | 4,000 (2000 H. Sun). 200 monolinguals, mainly older adults. |
| Region | Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Mianning, Muli, Xichang, Yanyuan counties; southwest Sichuan, Ganzi (Garzê) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Jiulong (Gyaisi) County. |
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Southwestern China |
| Alternate names | Naimuci, Naimuzi |
| Dialects | Eastern Namuyi, Western Namuyi. Low intelligibility between dialects, with lexical and phonological differences. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Tangut-Qiang, Qiangic |
| Language use | Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. About 2,000 also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn], 500 also use Lipo [lpo], 500 Pumi [pmi], a few Tibetan [bod] or Ersu [ers]. |
| Language development | Generally better educated than Yi or Tibetan peoples. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | Classified as Tibetan nationality. SOV; adjectives and number-classifier constructions follow noun heads; compounding; affixation; consonant cluster onsets but no consonantal codas; tense-lax vowel distinction; nasalized and retroflexed vowels; tonal, 4 tones. Agriculturalists; animal husbandry: chickens, pigs, cattle; beekeepers. Traditional religion, Daoist, Buddhist, syncretism. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
GREEN, R. Jeffrey; LIBU Lakhi, authors. 2008. Existential verbs in Namuyi.
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