Laze language
Naish language of Sichuan, China
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Laze, rendered in Chinese as Lare (拉热)[2] and Shuitianhua (水田话), is a language of the Naish subbranch of the Naic group of languages, spoken in Muli County, western Sichuan, China.
| Laze | |
|---|---|
| Muli Shuitian | |
| Pronunciation | lɑ33 ze33 |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Sichuan |
Native speakers | 300 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | laze1238 |
Laze is spoken by less than 300 fluent speakers in Xiangjiao Township 项脚乡 within Muli County (Michaud & Jacques 2012).[1]
Name
The name Laze (IPA: [lɑ33 ze33]) is likely to be a place name.[2]
Further reading
Publications are available on:
- an outline of Laze phonology, lexicon and grammar [3]
- Laze phonemes: vowels, consonants, syllable structure [4]
- the historical phonology of Laze, Na and Naxi [5]
- the Laze tone system [6]
Recordings in Laze are available from the Pangloss Collection (an online archive of languages).[7]
