Social:Mang language
| Mang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vietnam, China |
| Ethnicity | Mang |
Native speakers | (4,900 (2007 – 2009 census) 3,200 cited 1999 – 2007? census)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zng |
| Glottolog | mang1378[2] |
Mang (autonym: [maŋ35]; Chinese: 莽语; pinyin: Mǎngyǔ) is an Austroasiatic language of Vietnam, China, and Laos. It is spoken mainly in Lai Châu Province, Vietnam and across the border in Jinping County, China . It was first documented only in 1974.
In China, the Mang people are also called Chaman (岔满), Abi (阿比), Mengga (孟嘎), Bageran (巴格然), and Mo (莫).[3] They are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Bulang (布朗族) (Jinping County Gazeteer 1994).
Distribution
In Lai Châu Province, Vietnam, Mang is spoken by 2,200 people in the districts of Sìn Hồ, Mường Tè, Phong Thổ, and in other nearby areas,[3] including in Nậm Ban Township, Sìn Hồ District, Lai Châu Province.[4][5] In China, Mang speakers numbered 606 people in 1999. The Mang of China claim to have migrated from Vietnam in recent times. Gao's (2003) Mang data is from Xinzhai (新寨), Nanke Village (南科村), and Jinshuihe Township (金水河镇[6]).
The Jinping County Gazetteer from the Republic of China period lists 12 Mang villages: Gongdaniu (公打牛[7]), Luowuzhai (落邬寨), Pinghe (坪河, in Xiazhai 下寨,[8] Zhongzhai 中寨,[9] Shangzhai 上寨), Hetouzhai (河头寨), Guanmuzhai (管木寨), Naxizhai (纳西寨), Bianjiezhai (边界寨), Longshuzhai (龙树寨), Caoguoping (草果坪), and Nanke (南科[10]).
Vocabulary comparison
Comparison of some basic vocabulary words in Mang with other branches of Austroasiatic:[11]
| Gloss | Mang | proto-Waic / proto-Palaungic | Khmu | Bolyu | Bugan | proto-Vietic | Mon / Old Mon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘I’ | ʔuː⁴ | *ʔɨʔ / *ʔɔːʔ | ʔoʔ | ʔaːu⁵⁵ | ɔ³¹ | *soː | ʔoa / ʔɔj |
| ‘water’ | ʑum¹ | *rʔom / *ʔoːm | ʔom | nde⁵³ | nda²⁴ | *ɗaːk | dac / ɗaik |
| ‘two’ | ʑɨəj⁴ | *ləʔar / *ləʔaːr | baːr | mbi⁵⁵ | bi³¹ | *haːr | ba / ɓar |
| ‘fire’ | ɲɛ² | *ŋɒl / *ŋal | pʰrɨə | mat³³ | a̠u³¹ | *guːs | kəmot / – |
| ‘blood’ | haːm¹ | *hnam / *snaːm | maːm | saːm⁵³ | sa⁴⁴ | *ʔasaːmʔ | chim / chim |
| ‘five’ | han² | *phɒn / *pəsan | (Tay Hat sɔːŋ) | me³¹ | mi⁴⁴ | *ɗam | pəsɔn / sun |
| ‘eye’ | mat⁷ | *ʔŋaj / *ˀŋaːj | mat | mat⁵³ | mɛ̱³³ | *mat | mòt / mɔt |
References
- ↑ Mang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds (2017). "Mang". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/mang1378.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gao (2003), p. 1
- ↑ "Người Mảng" (in vi). 14 July 2006. http://cema.gov.vn/modules.php?name=Content&op=details&mid=518.
- ↑ Tạ Văn Thông (2000). "Loại từ trong tiếng Mảng" (in vi). Loại từ trong các ngôn ngữ ở Việt Nam: Tập I. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản khoa học Việt Nam. pp. 229–244.
- ↑ "Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Nánkē Cūnwěihuì Nánxíng Xīnzhài Cūn" (in zh). http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188178.
- ↑ "Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Wūyāpíng Cūnwěihuì Léi Gōngdǎniú Cūn" (in zh). http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188143.
- ↑ "Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Nánkē Cūnwěihuì Pínghé Xiàzhài Cūn" (in zh). http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188177.
- ↑ "Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Nánkē Cūnwěihuì Pínghé Zhōngzhài Cūn" (in zh). http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188176.
- ↑ "Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn Jīnshuǐhé Zhèn Nánkē Cūnwěihuì Nánkē Lǎozhài Cūn" (in zh). http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=188182.
- ↑ Sidwell, Paul (2021). "Classification of MSEA Austroasiatic languages" (in en). The Languages and Linguistics of Mainland Southeast Asia. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 179–206. doi:10.1515/9783110558142-011. ISBN 9783110558142.
- Nguyễn Văn Lợi; Nguyễn Hữu Hoành; Tạ Văn Thông (2009) (in vi). Tiếng Mảng. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản khoa học xã hội.
- Nguyễn Hùng Mạnh (2011) (in vi). Thơ ca dân gian dân tộc Mảng. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản văn hóa dân tộc. ISBN 978-604-70-0097-5.
- Gao, Yongqi 高永奇 (2003) (in zh). Mǎngyǔ yánjiū. Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.
External links
- RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- Mang in RWAAI Digital Archive
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