Yiche language


Yiche is a Hanoish language spoken by 23,000 people in Honghe County, Yunnan, China.

Distribution

Yiche is spoken in the following locations of Honghe County, Yunnan, China.
  • Dayangjie Township 大羊街乡
  • Langdu Village 浪堵村, Langdi Township 浪堤乡
  • Hadie Village 哈垤村, Chegu Township 车古乡
The Yiche claim that their ancestors had migrated from a village along the shores of Dian Lake near Kunming, and moved south and crossed the Red River after being defeated by other ethnic groups.

Classification

Yiche is a Hani language that belongs to the Langza 浪杂 dialect cluster of Honghe County.

Vocabulary

The following Yiche words are transcribed by Lan in pinyin.
English glossChinese glossPinyinPage
rabbit兔tola, li110
dragon龙long110
snake蛇sei110
horse马meng110
sheep羊aci, yo110
monkey猴joniu, niu110
chicken鸡aha, ha110
dog狗aku, ke110
pig猪a'ang, ang110
ant蚂蚁ahu, hu110
cattle牛aniu, niu110
tiger虎haza, la110
sticky rice糯米honio110
eat吃zha110
one一qi18
household户wo19
person, human人co19
husband丈夫niuse ada19
wife妻子niuse ama19
child孩子ssa22
home家yuji, yu25
small house小屋nimssang37
liquor酒aba57
drink喝do57