Badong Yao language
Badong Yao language (Chinese:八垌瑶语) is an unclassified Sinitic language spoken by the Yao people in Xinning County, Hunan province, China. Badong Yao is currently endangered, and is spoken in the villages of Huangyandong 黄岩峒, Malindong 麻林峒, and Dazhendong 大圳峒 in Huangjin Ethnic Yao Township 黄金瑶族乡, Xinning County.[1] It is also spoken in Malin Ethnic Yao Township 麻林瑶族乡, located just to the east of Huangjin Township.
| Badong Yao | |
|---|---|
| Batong Yao | |
| Region | southern Hunan |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Vocabulary
The following word list of Badong Yao is from Li (2011:332-334).[2]
| Chinese gloss | English gloss | Badong Yao 八峒瑶 | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 硬 | hard, stiff | ŋai˩ | 332 |
| 牛 | cattle | ŋau˩˧ | 332 |
| 你 | you (singular) | ŋ̩˧ | 332 |
| 一 | one | i˥ | 333 |
| 二 | two | liə˩ | 333 |
| 三 | three | sa˧˥ | 333 |
| 四 | four | ɕi˥ | 333 |
| 五 | five | ɤŋ˧ | 333 |
| 六 | six | lei˧ | 333 |
| 七 | seven | tɕʰi˥ | 333 |
| 八 | eight | pia˧ | 333 |
| 九 | nine | tɕy˧ | 333 |
| 十 | ten | dzi˩ | 333 |
| 百 | hundred | pa˧ | 333 |
| 千 | thousand | tsʰai˧˥ | 333 |
| 万 | million | uai˩ | 333 |
| 亿 | hundred million | i˧˥ | 333 |
| 斤 | jin (Chinese measurement) | tɕin˧˥ | 333 |
| 两 | double | lio˧ | 333 |
| 个 | classifier (general) | kəu˧ | 333 |
| 只 | classifier (animals, pieces) | tɕa˧ | 333 |
| 蔸 | root and stem of certain plants | tau˧˥ | 333 |
| 条 | classifier (thin, long objects) | dy˩˧ | 333 |
| 根 | root | ɣai˩˧ | 333 |
| 丈 | husband | dio˧ | 333 |
| 尺 | chi (Chinese measurement) | tsʰa˧ | 333 |
| 里 | li (Chinese measurement) | li˧ | 333 |
| 天 | sky | tʰiə˧˥ | 333 |
| 地 | ground | ti˩ | 333 |
| 人 | person, human being | ɤŋ˩˧ | 333 |
| 云 | cloud | ɣoŋ˧ | 333 |
| 雨 | rain | u˧ | 333 |
| 霜 | frost | ɕio˧˥ | 333 |
| 东 | east | toŋ˧˥ | 333 |
| 南 | south | la˧ | 333 |
| 西 | west | ɕi˧˥ | 333 |
| 北 | north | pai˧ | 333 |
| 春 | spring | tɕʰoŋ˧˥ | 333 |
| 夏 | summer | xa˩ | 333 |
| 秋 | autumn | tsʰei˧˥ | 333 |
| 冬 | winter | toŋ˧˥ | 333 |
| 鸡 | chicken | tɕi˧˥ | 333 |
| 狗 | dog | kau˧ | 333 |
| 跳 | to jump | tʰei˧ | 333 |
| 打 | to hit | dei˧ | 333 |
| 抬 | to lift | diəa˧ | 333 |
| 爬 | to climb | la˧ | 333 |
| 快 | fast | kʰəa˧ | 333 |
| 慢 | slow | mai˩ | 333 |
| 好 | good | xəu˧ | 333 |
| 坏 | bad | ya˩ | 333 |
| 黑 | black | xai˧ | 333 |
| 白 | white | ba˩ | 333 |
| 起床 | to get up from bed | di˧tɕʰi˩ | 333 |
| 洗脸 | to wash face | ɕiə˧miə˩˧ | 333 |
| 梳头 | to comb hair | ɕy˧˥dau˧ | 333 |
| 炒菜 | to stir-fry vegetables | tsʰəu˧tɕʰəa˥˧ | 333 |
| 吃亮堂饭（早饭） | to eat breakfast | y˩do˩˧lo˧˥pai˩ | 333 |
| 喂猪 | to feed pig | ui˥tei˧˥ | 333 |
| 看牛 | to tend cattle | lei˥ŋao˧ | 333 |
| 弄柴 | to prepare firewood | ləu˧˥dʑəa˧ | 333 |
| 烧火 | to burn fire | ɕy˧˥fəu˧ | 333 |
| 吃半日饭（中午饭） | to eat lunch | y˩po˥ɣoŋ˧pai˩ | 333 |
| 挑水 | to carry water | ta˧˥ɕui˧ | 333 |
| 洗衣 | to wash clothes | ɕiə˧i˧˥ | 333 |
| 缝衣 | to sew clothes | lai˧i˧˥ | 333 |
| 洗澡 | to take a bath | ba˩˧duo˩˧ | 333 |
| 吃夜头饭 | to eat dinner | yi˩ia˩dau˧pai˩ | 333 |
| 穿衣 | to wear clothes | təu˧i˧˥ | 333 |
| 穿裤 | to wear pants | bəu˩˧fu˥ | 333 |
| 穿鞋 | to wear shoes | da˩iəa˩˧ | 333 |
| 戴帽子 | to wear hat | tia˥mo˧tə˩⁰ | 333 |
| 睡觉 | to sleep | miə˧ŋo˩˧tɕo˩⁰ | 333 |
| 自己 | self (reflexive) | tɕiə˩ka˧˥ | 334 |
| 我们 | we (exclusive) | a˧li˧˥ | 334 |
| 他们 | they | tʰaŋ˧˥li˩⁰ | 334 |
| 大家 | everyone | tɕin˩ɕi˥ | 334 |
| 老女（妻子） | old woman (wife) | ləu˧ny˧˥ | 334 |
| 主家人（丈夫） | head of household (husband) | tɕəu˧ka˧˥ɤŋ˩˧ | 334 |
References
- Lei Biying; Zheng Linguang [雷碧英; 郑林光; 新宁县民族宗教事务局; 新宁县黄金瑶族乡中心学校]. 2012. Badong Yao language [八峒瑶语]. Xinning: Xinning County Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau [新宁县民族宗教事务局].
- Li Zirong [李志荣] (ed). 2011. Hunan Yaozu [湖南瑶族]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社]. ISBN 978-7-105-11699-7
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