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Sadu language

Sadu is a Loloish language of Yuxi, central Yunnan, China.

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Sadu
Native toChina
Regioncentral Yunnan
Native speakers
1,500 (2010)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologsadu1234
ELPSadu

Sadu (autonym: sa55 du42 pho313 (Bai 2012:9)) is a Loloish language of Yuxi, central Yunnan, China.

Classification

Bai (2012) classifies Sadu as a Hani (Hanoish a.k.a. Southern Loloish) language,1 although the speakers are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Bai.2 Fang (2013) notes that Sadu shares many similarities with Samu (Zijun), and classifies Sadu as a Southeastern Yi language.

Distribution

Sadu speakers live in 3 villages in Hongta District, Yuxi Prefecture, Yunnan (Bai 2012:3).

  • Xincun 新村, Boyi Village 波衣村, Chunhe Township 春和镇3 (autonym: Suonapo 所那泼)
  • Dashuitang 大水塘, Boyi Village 波衣村, Chunhe Township 春和镇4 (autonym: Tatapo 塔塔泼)
  • Jiaoyuan 椒园, Dashiban Village 大石板村, Beicheng Township 北城镇5 (autonym: Lilepo 哩期泼)

There are also Sadu people who have lost use of the Sadu language is the following locations (Bai 2012:5, 29).

  • Shuanghe Yi Ethnic Township 双河彝族乡, Jinning County, in Hetao 核桃园6 and Tianba 田坝村7 villages
  • Bailiuzhuang 柏柳庄 village, Baofeng Town 宝峰镇8
References

References

  1. Xu Xianming [许鲜明]. 2011. The Current Investigation of Language Use in the Sadu [撒都群体语言使用现状的调查]. 暨南学报(哲学社会科学版) 33(2). http://d.wanfangdata.com.cn/periodical_jnxb201102022.aspx
  2. Abstract Book cohass.ntu.edu.sg October 2016 Archived 2014-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "红塔区春和街道办事处波衣村民委员会新村". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  4. "红塔区春和街道办事处波衣村民委员会大水塘". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  5. "红塔区北城街道办事处大石板村民委员会椒园". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  6. "晋宁县双河彝族乡核桃园村委会". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  7. "晋宁县双河彝族乡田坝村委会". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  8. "晋宁县宝峰镇前卫村委会柏柳庄村". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  • "MPI EVA | page moved". lingweb.eva.mpg.de. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  • Bai, Bibo [白碧波]. 2012. A study of Sadu [撒都语研究]. Beijing: Minzu University Press.
  • Fang, Lifen [方利芬]. 2013. A genetic study on the Sadu language of Bai people in Yuxi [玉溪白族撒都话系属研究]. M.A. dissertation. Beijing: Minzu University.
  • Xǔ, Xiānmíng; Bái, Bìbō; Yǐn, Míng [许鲜明，白碧波，尹明] (2019). Yúnnán Yùxī Sādūyǔ [云南玉溪撒都语]. Beijing: Commercial Press [商务印书馆].
External links
  • Sadu DoReCo corpus compiled by Xianming Xu and Bibo Bai. Audio recordings of narrative texts, with transcriptions time-aligned at the phone level and translations.