Mondzish languages
| Mondzish | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Chinese–Vietnamese border |
| Linguistic classification: |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Proto-language: | Man |
| Subdivisions: |
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| Glottolog: | mond1269 |
Mondzish (Mangish) is a small group of languages that constitute the most divergent branch of the Lolo–Burmese languages in the classification of Lama (2012), who identifies them as the descendents of the Man people (Nánmán).
Mondzish languages are spoken in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan, China and across the border in Hà Giang Province, Vietnam. According to Hsiu (2014), Kathu is related.
Hsiu (2014:73) classifies the Mondzish languages as follows.
Lama (2012) lists the following sound changes from Proto-Loloish as Mondzish innovations.
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