| Micha | |
|---|---|
| Michie | |
| Central Yi | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yunnan |
| Ethnicity | >1,000 (1999)1 to 50,000 Yi (2007)2 |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2007)2 (assuming an ethnic population of 50,000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yiq |
| Glottolog | miqi1235 |
| ELP | Miqie Yi |
Micha, or Miqie (Chinese: 密察语; pinyin: Mìcháyǔ; autonym: mi˥tɕʰe˨˩ pʰo˨˩3), is a Loloish language of Yunnan. Its usage is declining.
Classification
Micha (mi55 tɕʰi21 or mi55 tɕʰe21) is most closely related to Lipo, Lolopo, and Lisu.4
The autonym mi13 sɑ21 pɑ215 is used by Lalo speakers, and should not be confused with Micha.
Distribution
Micha is spoken by about 9,000 persons in north-central Yunnan, in Wuding County, Luquan County, and Fumin County.4
- Wuding County: Shedianxiaocun, Yongtaoxiacun, Yongtaozhongcun, Yangliuhe, Maichacun, Wodudacun, Woduxincun, Shuiduifang, Shanjudacun, Shanjuxiacun, Yangjiacun, Luomian, Xiagubai, Yanziwo, Shudecun, Dacun, Xincun, Baisha, Dashiban, Puxi Xincun, Yangliuhe, Nanshancun, Maidishan, Daxinzhuang, Yangjiucun, Nuomizha, Bizu
- Luquan County: Shanglaowu, Xiashihuiyao, Qinglongqing, Bailike, Yantang, Pingtian, Damituo, Xicun
- Fumin County: Madishangcun, Madixiacun, Madishaocun
According to the Nanjian County Gazetteer (1993), Micha (密岔) is also spoken in Nanjian County, around Aliwu (阿里勿)6 and Santaishan (三台山),7 southeast of Dali.
References
References
- "Micha" (PDF). Asia Harvest. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- Micha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Yunnan Province Ethnic Minority Languages Gazetteer (云南省志：少数民族语言文字志) (1997), p.30
- Gao 2014
- Yunnan Province Ethnic Minority Languages Gazetteer (云南省志：少数民族语言文字志) (1997), p.57
- "Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn Bǎohuá Zhèn Yúnhuá Cūnwěihuì Ālǐwù" 南涧彝族自治县宝华镇云华村委会阿里勿 [Aliwu, Yunhua Village Committee, Baohua Town, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
- "Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn Nánjiàn Zhèn Bǎo'ān Cūnwěihuì Sāntáishān" 南涧彝族自治县南涧镇保安村委会三台山 [Santaishan, Baoan Village Committee, Nanjian Town, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
Further reading
Further reading
- Gao, Katie Butler. 2014. “Phonological Sketch and Classification of Micha: A Central Ngwi language of Yunnan.” Presented at the 47th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics. Oct 2014. Yunnan Normal University. Kunming, China.
- Gao, Katie B. 2015. "Assessing the Linguistic Vitality of Miqie: An Endangered Ngwi (Loloish) Language of Yunnan, China." Language Documentation & Conservation 9. 164-191.
- Gao, Katie B. 2017. Dynamics of Language Contact in China: Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Variation in Yunnan. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
- Nanjian County Gazetteer Commission [南涧县志编纂委员会编] (ed). 1993. Nanjian County Gazetteer [南涧彝族自治县志]. Chengdu: Sichuan Reference Press [四川辞书出版社].
External links
External links
- An open access collection of Micha recordings are available through Kaipuleohone.