Xiqi language
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Xiqi (Chinese:西期; autonym: ɕi33tɕhi33pho21) is an unclassified Loloish language of Huaning County, Yunnan, China. It is also called Siqipo 斯期颇 (sɿ55tɕhi55pho21) in Mile County.
Classification
Pelkey (2011:431) suggests that the Xiqi, Ati, and Long languages of Huaning County may be Southeastern Loloish languages. Hsiu (2018) suggests a Northern Loloish affiliation.
Distribution
The Huaning County Gazetteer 华宁县志 (1994:514) lists the following locations of Xiqi.
- Tonghongdian Township 通红甸乡: Suomeizao 所梅早村, Dapozuo 大婆左村
- Panxi Township 盘溪乡: Yide 矣得村, Fagao 法高村, Dayaxi 大丫喜村, Longtanying 龙潭营村
- Chengjiao Township 城郊乡: Dengloushan 登楼山, Puchazhai 普茶寨
- Huaxi Township 华溪乡: Xishajing 西沙井村, Dujia 独家村
- Qinglong Township 青龙镇: Shanqi 山歧村, Qize 起则村
Vocabulary
The Huaning County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992:72) provides a short word list of Adu, Ati, Xiqi, Nong, and Azhe transcribed using Chinese characters, shown below. Pinyin transliterations have also been provided below.
| English gloss | Chinese gloss | Adu (阿笃语) | Ati (阿梯语) | Xiqi (西期语) | Nong (弄语) | Azhe (阿哲语) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| village | 寨子 | 且(qie) | 且(qie) | 卡(ka) | 卡(ka) | 卡(ka) |
| water | 水 | 叶(ye) | 叶(ye) | 矣咋(yi zha) | 翁咋(weng zha) | 叶(ye) |
| girl | 小姑娘 | 燃米诺(ran mi nuo) | 尼格莫(ni ge mo) | 阿门儿若(a men er ruo) | 阿门儿少若(a men er shao ruo) | 若麻儿西若(ruo ma er xi ruo) |
| boy | 小伙子 | 茶塞(cha sai) | 差血若(cha(i) xue ruo) | 阿杂若(a za ruo) | 撮沙若(cuo sha ruo) | 若那儿(ruo na er) |
| corn | 包谷 | 矣白儿(yi bai er) | 苏柏儿(su bai er) | 阻目(zu mu) | 苏木白儿(su mu bai er) | 火魔(huo mo) |
| have | 有 | 杂杂(za za) | 杂杂(za za) | 白儿(bai er) | 杂(za) | 祖阿(杂)(zu a (za)) |
| not | 无 | 麻(ma) | 麻(ma) | 麻(ma) | 麻(ma) | 阿米(a mi) |