Bouyei language
E257937
The Bouyei language is a Tai–Kadai language spoken primarily by the Bouyei ethnic group in southern China, especially in Guizhou Province.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bouyei language canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai–Kadai language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Bouyi
ⓘ
Buyi ⓘ Puyi ⓘ Puyi language ⓘ |
| autonym | Buxqyaix ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Tai–Kadai languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Kra–Dai language family
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Northern Tai languages
ⓘ
Zhuang language ⓘ |
| countryOfficialStatus | recognized minority language in China ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable (in some communities) ⓘ |
| ethnicLanguageOf |
Bouyei people
ⓘ
surface form:
Bouyei ethnic group
|
| family |
Tai–Kadai languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Tai–Kadai language family
|
| hasAlternativeFamilyName |
Dai
ⓘ
surface form:
Daic
Kadai ⓘ |
| hasDialects | multiple regional dialects ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | buyi1238 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Buyi ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | pcc ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCode | ISO 639-3:pcc ⓘ |
| hasNeighborLanguageContactWith |
Miao languages
ⓘ
Southwestern Mandarin ⓘ Zhuang language ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
rural Bouyei villages
ⓘ
small towns in Bouyei autonomous areas ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Northern Tai ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | analytic language ⓘ |
| majorityBilingualWith |
Southwestern Mandarin
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Mandarin Chinese
|
| phonologicalFeature | tonal language ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | southern China ⓘ |
| regionOfConcentration |
Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Qiannan Bouyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Guizhou Province ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Guizhou
|
| scriptStandardization | modern Latin-based orthography standardized in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Bouyei people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guizhou Province ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| standardizationBody | local language committees in Guizhou (under Chinese authorities) ⓘ |
| subfamily | Tai branch ⓘ |
| usedByMinorityGroup | Bouyei ethnic minority in China ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education at local level (in some areas)
ⓘ
local media (in some areas) ⓘ local religious and ritual practices ⓘ traditional songs and oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters (historically, limited use)
ⓘ
Latin-based Bouyei alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.