Lingao language
E893911
The Lingao language is a Kra–Dai language spoken primarily in Hainan, China, known for its close relation to other Hlai languages and its distinct phonological and lexical features.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hlai language
ⓘ
Kra–Dai language ⓘ Sinitic-area minority language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Lingao
NERFINISHED
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Lingaoese NERFINISHED ⓘ Ong Be NERFINISHED ⓘ Ong-Be NERFINISHED ⓘ Ongbei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | sometimes treated as separate branch within Hlai ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Hlai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contactWith |
Cantonese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hainanese Min Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | coastal areas of northwestern Hainan ⓘ |
| glottocode | ling1263 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct lexical features
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distinct phonological system ⓘ influence from Chinese loanwords ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
complex tone system
ⓘ
contrastive vowel qualities ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| ISO639_3Code | onb ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kra–Dai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai–Kadai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lingao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Hainanese Min
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Lingao County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Hainan ⓘ |
| regionOfficialLanguageOf | none ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Hainan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Hlai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
Chinese–Kra–Dai language contact research
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comparative Kra–Dai linguistics ⓘ |
| typology |
analytic language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Lingao people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ong-Be ethnic community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely used standardized writing system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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