Not to be confused with Laghu, an extinct language of the Solomon Islands.
Laghuu (Vietnamese: Xá Phó, Phù Lá Lão) is a Loloish language spoken in northwestern Vietnam.[2] In Nậm Sài, Sa Pa Town, the speakers' autonym is la21ɣɯ44, while in Sơn La Province it is la21ɔ44.[3] The people are also called the Phù Lá Lão by the Vietnamese.
Edmondson considers Laghuu to be related to but not part of the Yi language complex of China. Jamin Pelkey (2011) considers Laghuu to be a Southeastern Loloish language.
The Vietnam, Laghuu speakers are officially classified as part of the Phù Lá ethnic group. Some Laghuu are known as "Black Phu La," and others as "Flowery Phu La."
Phonologyedit
Phonotacticsedit
Words in Laghuu are typically disyllabic compounds, consisting of two single-syllable morphemes, as in other Yi languages. A syllable may be divided into an initial, a rhyme, and a tone. The initial is not obligatory, and it usually consists of a single consonant, though it may also be a cluster consisting of a velar stop followed by a lateral. The rhyme consists of a nuclear vowel followed by a glide/-i,-u/ or a nasal coda /-m,-n,-ŋ/, with /ŋ/ being the most common coda nasal.[3]
Consonantsedit
Laghuu has the following consonants. In addition to these single consonants, Laghuu also allows syllables to begin with velar stop + alveolar lateral sequences: /kl,khɬ,gl,ŋkhɬ/.[3]
Edmondson, Jerold A. (25 June 2002). "The Central and Southern Loloish Languages of Vietnam". Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society. 28 (2): 1. doi:10.3765/bls.v28i2.1042.
Nguyễn Văn Huy (1975). "Bước đầu tim hiểu mới quan hệ tộc người giữa hai nhóm Phù Lá và Xá Phó". In, Ủy ban khoa học xã hội Việt Nam: Viện dân tộc học. Về vấn đề xác định thánh phần các dân tộc thiểu số ở miền bắc Việt Nam, 415-428. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản khoa học xã hội.
laghuu, language, confused, with, laghu, extinct, language, solomon, islands, laghuu, vietnamese, phó, phù, lão, loloish, language, spoken, northwestern, vietnam, nậm, sài, town, speakers, autonym, la21, ɣɯ44, while, sơn, province, la21, ɔ44, people, also, cal. Not to be confused with Laghu an extinct language of the Solomon Islands Laghuu Vietnamese Xa Pho Phu La Lao is a Loloish language spoken in northwestern Vietnam 2 In Nậm Sai Sa Pa Town the speakers autonym is la21 ɣɯ44 while in Sơn La Province it is la21 ɔ44 3 The people are also called the Phu La Lao by the Vietnamese LaghuuNative toVietnamNative speakers300 2002 1 Language familySino Tibetan Lolo BurmeseLoloishSoutheasternHighland PhulaMujiLaghuuLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code lgh class extiw title iso639 3 lgh lgh a Glottologlagh1245ELPLaghuuThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Unicode characters For an introductory guide on IPA symbols see Help IPA Edmondson considers Laghuu to be related to but not part of the Yi language complex of China Jamin Pelkey 2011 considers Laghuu to be a Southeastern Loloish language Contents 1 Distribution 2 Phonology 2 1 Phonotactics 2 2 Consonants 2 3 Vowels 2 4 Tones 3 Notes 4 ReferencesDistribution editLaghuu is spoken in the following locations by a total of about 1 000 people Edmondson 1999 amp 2002 Lao Cai Province Văn Ban District Bảo Thắng District Bat Xat District A Lu Sa Pa Town Nậm Sai Cam Đường near Lao Cai city Yen Bai Province Văn Yen Sơn La Province Thuần Giao The Vietnam Laghuu speakers are officially classified as part of the Phu La ethnic group Some Laghuu are known as Black Phu La and others as Flowery Phu La Phonology editPhonotactics edit Words in Laghuu are typically disyllabic compounds consisting of two single syllable morphemes as in other Yi languages A syllable may be divided into an initial a rhyme and a tone The initial is not obligatory and it usually consists of a single consonant though it may also be a cluster consisting of a velar stop followed by a lateral The rhyme consists of a nuclear vowel followed by a glide i u or a nasal coda m n ŋ with ŋ being the most common coda nasal 3 Consonants edit Laghuu has the following consonants In addition to these single consonants Laghuu also allows syllables to begin with velar stop alveolar lateral sequences kl khɬ gl ŋkhɬ 3 Labial Alveolar Post alveolar Velar Glottal Nasal m n ŋ Plosive andAffricate prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ aspirated pʰ tʰ tʃʰ kʰ tenuis p t tʃ k ʔ voiced b d ɡ Fricative voiceless f s ʃ x h voiced v z ʒ ɣ Approximant l Vowels edit Laghuu has the following vowels Also the diphthongs ai au ɯi occur 3 front central back unrounded rounded High i ɿ ɯ u Hi mid e o Lo mid ɛ ɔ Low a Tones edit Laghuu has five tones 3 high 55 high mid 44 low mid 33 low rising 24 low falling 21 Notes edit Laghuu at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Raymond G Gordon Jr ed 2005 Ethnologue Languages of the World 15th edition Dallas Summer Institute of Linguistics a b c d e Edmondson Jerold A Lama Ziwo 1999 Laghuu or Xa Pho A New Language of the Yi Group PDF Linguistics of the Tibeto Burman Area 22 1 1 10 Retrieved 20 January 2024 References editEdmondson Jerold A 25 June 2002 The Central and Southern Loloish Languages of Vietnam Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society 28 2 1 doi 10 3765 bls v28i2 1042 Nguyễn Văn Huy 1975 Bước đầu tim hiểu mới quan hệ tộc người giữa hai nhom Phu La va Xa Pho In Ủy ban khoa học xa hội Việt Nam Viện dan tộc học Về vấn đề xac định thanh phần cac dan tộc thiểu số ở miền bắc Việt Nam 415 428 Ha Nội Nha xuất bản khoa học xa hội http ling uta edu jerry vietTB1 pdf permanent dead link https web archive org web 20100627045649 http ling uta edu jerry tbv pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laghuu language amp oldid 1198335053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
