Qau language

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Qau, Central Gelao, or Sinicized Gelao (Chinese: 汉仡佬; pinyin: Hàn Gēlǎo) is a Gelao language spoken in Guizhou, China.[2][3]

NativetoChina
RegionAnshun City and Pingba County, Guizhou
Native speakers
2,000 (2011)[1]
Kra–Dai
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Qau
Native toChina
RegionAnshun City and Pingba County, Guizhou
Native speakers
2,000 (2011)[1]
Kra–Dai
Language codes
ISO 639-3gqu
Glottologqaua1234
ELPGao Gelao
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Dialects

The dialects of Qau that are still spoken are:[4]

  • Dagouchang 大狗场 or Pingba Qau (in Pingba County)
  • Wanzi 湾子 or Anshun Qau (in Anshun City)

Phonology

Consonants

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Labial Alveolar (Alveolo-)
palatal		 Velar Uvular Glottal
plain lat. plain lat.
Nasal m n ɲ̟ ŋ
Stop voiceless p pˡ t k kˡ q (ʔ)
aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ qʰ
prenasal ᵐp ᵐpˡ ⁿt ᵑk ᵑkˡ
Affricate voiceless ts tɕ
aspirated tsʰ tɕʰ
prenasal ⁿts ᶮtɕ
Fricative voiceless f s ɕ x h
voiced v vˡ z ʑ
Approximant l (w)
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  • [ʔ] is heard in syllable-initial position before vowels.
  • [w] is heard as an initial consonant of Chinese loanwords.

Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i (ɯ) u
Mid e ə ə˞ o
Open a ɒ
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Diphthongs
Front Central Back
Close iu, ie, iɒ, io ue, ua, uɒ
Mid ei əu, əɯ
Open ai, au
Triphthong iau uei, uai
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Final-nasal
Front Central Back
Close in un uŋ
Mid en
Open an aŋ
Triphthong ian uan uaŋ
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  • /i/ is heard as a syllabic [ɹ̩] when after sounds /s, ts/
  • [ɯ] is only heard in the diphthong /əɯ/.
  • Vowels with a word-final /n/ can also be heard as nasalized [Ṽ].[5]

Tones

The Wanzi dialect has 6 tones.[6]

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ToneValueExample[7]Meaning
˥55əɯ55Water
˦44vla44Eight
˧33plei33Year
˨˦24plɐ24Blood
˩˧13mpi13Goat
˥˩31ntau31Bird
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Pronouns

The following are pronouns from Pingba Gelao.[2]

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GlossPingba Gelao
I(su33) i42
you(su33) mu21
he, she, it(su33) u42
we(su33) ta33
you all(su33) sa33
theypə42 nu42
my householdqa33/a33 qei42
your householdqa33/a33 mu21
his/her householdqa33/a55 qu42
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Numerals

Pingba Gelao numerals are given below.

  1. si33
  2. su33
  3. ta33
  4. pu33
  5. mpu33
  6. naŋ33
  7. ɕi13
  8. zua55
  9. sə13
  10. pan13

References

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