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Sinitic language of Hunan, China
Yeheni (爷贺尼; Pingdi Yao 平地瑶) is an unclassified Sinitic language spoken by the Yao people in Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan.[1] It is spoken in Taoxu Town (涛圩镇) and Helukou Town (河路口镇) in Jianghua County, Hunan.
Vocabulary
The following word list of Yeheni is from Li (2011:325–326).[2]
Chinese gloss | English gloss | Yeheni 爷贺尼 | Page |
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猪 | pig | li⁵³ | 325 |
拦 | to block | li²² | 325 |
干 | dry | lie²⁴ | 325 |
懒 | lazy | li³² | 325 |
弯 | crooked, bent | li⁴⁴ | 325 |
绿 | green | li³⁵ | 325 |
子 | child | li³³ | 325 |
桃子 | peach | laə²²li³³ | 325 |
绳子 | rope | saə²²li³³ | 325 |
第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | ka²² | 325 |
第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | ku⁴⁴ | 325 |
第三人称 | 3rd person personal pronoun | laə³³ | 325 |
聋子 | deaf person | loŋ²²li³³ka⁴⁴ | 325 |
缺鼻 | person with no nose | kʰua⁴⁴pei²⁴laə²² | 325 |
第一 | first | tai⁴⁴ji⁴⁴ | 325 |
第二 | second | tai⁴⁴nai³⁵ | 325 |
父亲 | father | ta³⁵ta³⁵ | 326 |
哥哥 | elder brother | kə⁵³kə⁵³ | 326 |
妹妹 | younger sister | mai²²mai³⁵ | 326 |
姐姐 | elder sister | tsai³²tsai²⁴ | 326 |
五头牛 | five cows | ŋoa²²lau²²ŋau²² | 326 |
一个碗 | one bowl | ji⁴⁴tʂo⁴⁴aŋ²⁴ | 326 |
一双筷 | one pair of chopsticks | ji⁴⁴saŋ⁵³ti²⁴ | 326 |
一群牛 | one herd of cattle | a²⁴tʂaə²²ŋau²² | 326 |
红布 | red cloth | ʂo⁴⁴poa³³ | 326 |
热水 | hot water | nai³⁵su²⁴ | 326 |
公牛 | bull (male) | ŋau²²koa⁵³ | 326 |
母牛 | cow (female) | ŋau²²m̩⁵³ | 326 |
References
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Categories
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Fruits3
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Garden Plants23
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Grasses26
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Herb17
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Insects1
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Mammals1
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Midwest Native Plants0
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Upland Birds5
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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