| Mondzish | |
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| Geographic distribution | Chinese–Vietnamese border |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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| Glottolog | mond1269 |
Mondzish (Mangish) is a small group of languages that constitute the most divergent branch of theLolo–Burmese languages in the classification of Lama (2012). The Mondzish languages are spoken in Funing, Guangnan, Malipo, and Napo counties of China and Hà Giang and Cao Bang provinces of northern Vietnam. The autonyms of Mondzish-speaking peoples often begins with *man-. Lama (2012) considers *man- to be cognate with Mán (蛮), which is an ancient Chinese exonym for non-Chinese peoples to the south.
Mondzish languages are spoken inWenshan Prefecture,Yunnan, China and across the border inHà Giang Province, Vietnam. According to Hsiu (2014),Kathu is related.
Hsiu (2014:73) classifies the Mondzish languages as follows. Additional languages from Hsiu (2017) are also included.
A revised classification of Mondzish languages by Hsiu (2018)[1] is as follows.
Lama (2012) lists the following sound changes fromProto-Loloish as Mondzish innovations.
Sino-Tibetan branches | |||||
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| EasternHimalayas (Tibet,Bhutan,Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches. | |||||