She
A language of China
| Population | 910 (1999 M. Zongwu). 197 monolinguals. 579 Luofu, 386 Lianhua (McConnell 1995). Ethnic population: 709,592 (1990 census) as official She nationality, including 375,000 in Fujian Province, 171,000 in Zhejiang Province 78,000 in Jiangxi Province, 45,000 in Guizhou Province, and 28,000 in Guangdong. |
| Region | Southeast Guangdong Province. Luofu in Boluo and Zengcheng counties, Lianhua in Haifeng and Huidong counties. More than 10 villages. |
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Southern China |
| Alternate names | Huo Nte |
| Dialects | Luofu (Eastern She), Lianhua (Western She). Major linguistic differences with Iu Mien [ium]. Most similar to Jiongnai Bunu [pnu]. Dialects inherently intelligible. Classification within Hmong-Mien is in dispute (McConnell 1995:1320). |
| Classification | Hmong-Mien, Ho Nte |
| Language use | All domains. Mainly adults. Neutral attitude. Also use Hakka [hak], Min [nan], or Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Written Chinese is in common use. ‘Shehua’ refers to Hakka variety spoken by the She. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 88%. Grammar. |
| Comments | Classified as She nationality. SVO; modifiers precede noun heads; mainly monosyllabic roots, but mainly compound words; loans from Hakka and Cantonese Chinese; tonal, 8 tones. Agriculturalists: wet rice. Daoist. |
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