Dao language (China)
| Dao | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yajiang County, Sichuan |
Native speakers | (2,685 cited 1995)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | daoh1239 |
The Dao language or Daohua (Chinese: 倒话; pinyin: dàohuà; lit. 'inverted language') is a Chinese–Tibetan mixed language or creolized language of Yajiang County, Sichuan, China. Word order is SOV as in Tibetan (Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs 2004:6), while the lexicon consists of words derived from both Chinese and Tibetan.
Distribution
[edit]Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs (2004:6) reports that Dao is spoken in the following townships of Yajiang County, Sichuan, China. Within these administrative townships, Dao is spoken in 8 villages, comprising a total of 504 households and 2,685 individuals as of 1995.
- Hekou town 河口镇 (including Mazishi village 麻子石村[2])
- Bajiaolou township 八角楼乡
- Xiala township 呷拉乡
Choyo, a Qiangic language, is spoken just to the north of Dao, and is also spoken in Xiala township 呷拉乡.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs / Yixiweisa Acuo [意西微萨・阿错]. 2004. A study of Dao [倒话研究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社]. ISBN 978-7-105-06016-0