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Hlai languages

The Hlai languages (Chinese: 黎语; pinyin: Líyǔ) are a primary branch of the Kra–Dai language family spoken in the mountains of central and south-central Hainan in China by the Hlai people, not to be confused with the colloquial name for the Leizhou branch of Min Chinese (Chinese: 黎话; pinyin: Líhuà). They include Cun, whose speakers are ethnically…

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History

Leizhou PeninsulaHainan Strait
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Classification

Proto-HlaiDongfang, HainanJiāmào
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Reconstruction

Reconstructed
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Overview

ChinesePinyinKra–DaiHainanChina
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Early form
Proto-Hlai (reconstructed)
Ethnicity
Hlai
Glottolog
nucl1241
ISO 639-3
Either: lic – Hlai cuq – Cun
Language family
Hlai–Jiamao?Hlai · Hlai
Native speakers
(667,000 cited 1999)

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Hlai languages

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples56
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

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Hlai languages

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related to Classification · 21
Hlai languages → Běndì, Bǎodìng, Central Hlai, Dōngfāng, Gei, Gēlóng, Hlai, HlaiEast Central Hlai, HlaiHa Em, Hēitǔ, Moifau, Ngan Fon, Norquest, Proto-HlaiBouhin, Qiànduì, Rùn, There, Tōngshí, Xīfāng, Zhōngshā
related to history · 11
Hlai languages → According, Hainan, Hainan Island, Hainan Strait, Hlai, Leizhou Peninsula, Liang, Ostapirat, The, Vietnam, Zhang
related to External links · 7
Hlai languages → Bible, English, Hlai, Mandarin Chinese, Proto-Hlai, Swadesh, Wiktionary's Swadesh-list
related to Reconstruction · 7
Hlai languages → Hlai, Matisoff, Norquest, Ostapirat, Proto-Hlai, The Proto-Hlai, Thurgood
Language family · 2
Hlai languages → Hlai, Hlai–Jiamao?Hlai
Early form · 1
Hlai languages → Proto-Hlai (reconstructed)
Ethnicity · 1
Hlai languages → Hlai
Glottolog · 1
Hlai languages → nucl1241
ISO 639-3 · 1
Hlai languages → Either: lic – Hlai cuq – Cun
Native speakers · 1
Hlai languages → (667,000 cited 1999)

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hlai speakers languages proto-hlai hainan language miyake marc dialects among symbols 000 ipa cun 2008 also see ha chinese leizhou

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hlai languagesEarly formProto-Hlai (reconstructed)1.00infobox
Hlai languagesEthnicityHlai1.00infobox
Hlai languagesGlottolognucl12411.00infobox
Hlai languagesISO 639-3Either: lic – Hlai cuq – Cun1.00infobox
Hlai languagesLanguage familyHlai–Jiamao?Hlai1.00infobox
Hlai languagesLanguage familyHlai1.00infobox
Hlai languagesNative speakers(667,000 cited 1999)1.00infobox
Hlai languagesNative toChina1.00infobox
Hlai languagesRegionHainan1.00infobox
Hlai languagesWriting systemLatin1.00infobox
Hlai languagesrelated to ClassificationNorquest0.60section
Hlai languagesrelated to ClassificationHlai0.60section

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