Wave Language Research

Author: Dai Qingxia
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The systematic investigation, in-depth research, and timely publication of newly discovered languages are highly beneficial for further understanding national conditions; for advancing linguistic science and promoting the development of ethnic language research; for enriching the cultural treasury of the motherland and flourishing the cultures of various ethnic groups; for conducting in-depth research on ethnic relations and further improving ethnic work, thereby promoting and developing the unity and progress of China's socialist ethnic family. This book is one of the "Newly Discovered Languages of China Series" and presents a distinct language used by the Lanzu branch of the Jingpo ethnic group. Based on Lanzu language spoken in Yunbei Village, Sanshan Mountain, Luxi County, Yunnan Province, the book introduces the basic characteristics of Lanzu language from aspects such as phonetics, vocabulary, grammar, and affiliation, and compares some of its main features with related languages.