Shui language
E893921
The Shui language is a Kam–Sui (Kra–Dai) language spoken primarily by the Shui ethnic group in Guizhou Province, China.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kam–Sui language
ⓘ
Kra–Dai language ⓘ Sinitic-region minority language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kam language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mak language NERFINISHED ⓘ Maonan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sui–Maonan subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contactLanguage |
Southwestern Mandarin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Shui people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Dushan County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huishui County NERFINISHED ⓘ Libo County NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandan County, Guangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pingtang County NERFINISHED ⓘ Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Rongjiang County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | shui1238 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Sui language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Dushan dialect
ⓘ
Huishui dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Libo dialect ⓘ Nandan dialect ⓘ Pingtang dialect ⓘ Rongjiang dialect ⓘ Sandu dialect ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tones
ⓘ
syllable-final stops ⓘ tonal language ⓘ voiceless sonorants ⓘ |
| languageCodeISO639-3 | swi ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kam–Sui
ⓘ
Kra–Dai ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageStatus | recognized minority language in China ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Sandu Shui Autonomous County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Guizhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptName | Shuishu ⓘ |
| scriptType | logographic script ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Kam–Sui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalScriptUse |
divination texts
ⓘ
religious manuscripts ⓘ ritual texts ⓘ |
| usedBy | Shui ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters
ⓘ
Shui script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.