Tholo language

Tanglang (Chinese: 堂郎语), or Tholo (autonym: tʰo55 lo33 zɑ33), is a Loloish language spoken by 947 people in 8 villages of southern Tai'an Township 太安乡, Lijiang County, Yunnan, including in Hongmai 红麦 [3][4] and Shuijing 水井村[5] villages. Tanglang has been in long-term contact with Bai, and is also in contact with Naxi.[4] The speakers' name for the language is tʰo˦˨lo˦˨.[4]

Tanglang
Tholo
吐鲁沙, Toloza
Pronunciation[thólōzɑ̄]
Native toChina
RegionYunnan
Native speakers
2,000 (2009)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ytl
Glottologtang1372
ELPTanglang[2]

Tanglang is taught in local schools.

Names

Tanglang speakers are referred to by the following names.[5]

  • autonym: tʰo42 lo42 zɑ33 (Tulusha 吐鲁沙)
  • exonym in Heqing County: Tanglangzi 堂郎子
  • exonym of the Nalu 那鲁 (Heihua 黑话) people: Moxie 麽些
  • exonym in Jianchuan County 剑川县: tʰo31 lo31 χo33
  • exonym in Lijiangba District 丽江县坝区: tʰo33 le33 dʌ31
  • exonym in Nanshan 南山: lu55 lu33

References
  1. http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/numeral/Tanglang.htm
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Tanglang.
  3. http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=237017
  4. Bradley, David. 2004. Endangered Central Ngwi Languages of Central Yunnan. Keynote Presentation, 37th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, Lund University, Sweden.
  5. Gai, Xingzhi 盖兴之. 2002. Tanglanghua gaikuang 堂郎话概况. In Minzu Yuwen 民族语文 2002(3).


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