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Qiangic language spoken in Yunnan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pumi language (also known as Prinmi[citation needed]) is a Qiangic language used by the Pumi people, an ethnic group from Yunnan, China, as well as by the Tibetan people of Muli in Sichuan, China.[2][3] Most native speakers live in Lanping, Ninglang, Lijiang, Weixi and Muli.
The autonym of the Pumi is pʰʐə̃55 mi55 in Western Prinmi, pʰɹĩ55 mi55 in Central Prinmi, and pʰʐõ55 mə53 in Northern Prinmi with variants such as pʰɹə̃55 mə55 and tʂʰə̃55 mi53.[3][4]
In Muli Bonist priests read religious texts in Tibetan, which needs to be interpreted into Prinmi.[citation needed] An attempt to teach Pumi children to write their language using the Tibetan script has been seen in Ninglang.[5] A pinyin-based Roman script has been proposed, but is not commonly used.[6]
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Earlier works suggest there are two branches of Pumi (southern and northern), and they are not mutually intelligible. Ding (2014) proposes three major groups: Western Prinmi (spoken in Lanping), Central Prinmi (spoken in southwestern Ninglang, Lijiang, Yulong and Yongsheng) and Northern Prinmi (spoken in northern Ninglang and Sichuan).[7]
Lu (2001)
Dialects of Pumi include the following (Lu 2001).[3]
- Southern (22,000 speakers)
- Qinghua 箐花村, Lanping County, Yunnan
- Ludian 鲁甸县, Yunnan
- Xinyingpan 新营盘乡, Ninglang County, Yunnan
- Northern (55,000 speakers)
- Taoba 桃巴村, Muli County, Sichuan
- Tuoqi 拖七村, Ninglang County, Yunnan
- Zuosuo 左所区, Yanyuan County, Sichuan
- Sanyanlong 三岩龙乡, Jiulong County, Sichuan
Sim (2017)
Sims (2017)[8] lists the following dialects of Pumi.
- Northern
- Central
- Southern
Sims (2017)[8] reconstructs high tones and low tones for Proto-Prinmi.
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Documentation
Transcribed, translated and annotated audio documents in the Pumi language are available from the Pangloss Collection.[17] They concern Northern dialects of Pumi.
Phonology
Orthography
The pinyin-based Roman script for Pumi has been proposed, but yet to be promoted.
Tones:
- Monosyllabic words
- f – falling tone
- v – high tone
- none – rising tone
- Polysyllable words
- f – nonspreading of the high tone
- v – spreading of the high tone to the next syllable
- r – rising tone
- none – default low tone
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Grammar
A reference grammar of the Wadu dialect of Pumi is available online.[18] A grammar of Central Pumi is also available.[19]
Example
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References
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