Wutunhua
ngandehua
Wutunhua is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China, by about 4,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Wutun language (Chinese: 五屯话; pinyin: Wǔtúnhuà) is a Mandarin–Amdo–Bonan creole language. It is spoken by about 4,000 people, most of whom are classified as Monguor (Tu) by the Chinese government. Wutun speakers reside in two villages (Upper Wutun 上五屯 and Lower Wutun 下五屯) of Tongren County, eastern Qinghai province, China. It is also known as the Ngandehua language.
The two Wutun villages, as well as other villages in the area, were under the control of a Mongol banner for several centuries, and have long been regarded by governments as members of a Mongol ethnic group. However, they self-identify as Tibetans.
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Words in Wutunhua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | aba | |
| child | galamala | |
| name | minze | |
| head | dolo | |
| water | xhui | |
| moon | yailiang | |
| dog | gek | |
| fish | xhuiyang | |
| cow | nek | |
| four | se | |
| die | se | |
| milk | naize | |
| book | huaiqa |
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Vocabulary
- DunganSino-Tibetan29% alike
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- Gan ChineseSino-Tibetan23% alike
- Jinyu ChineseSino-Tibetan22% alike
- Xiang ChineseSino-Tibetan20% alike
- Wu ChineseSino-Tibetan18% alike
Grammar
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan86% alike
- ZakhringSino-Tibetan86% alike
- HrusoIsolates85% alike
- Western MuyaSino-Tibetan85% alike
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan85% alike
- ChotheSino-Tibetan84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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