| Qabiao | |
|---|---|
| Laqua | |
| Region | Hà Giang,Vietnam;Wenshan,Yunnan,China |
| Ethnicity | Qabiao |
Native speakers | 710 (2009 census)[1] |
| Latin script in Vietnam | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | laq |
| Glottolog | qabi1235 |
| ELP | Laqua |
Qabiao,Pu Peo or sometimesLaqua (autonym:qa0biau33; Chinese:Pubiao 普标, Vietnamese:Pu Péo) is aKra language spoken by theQabiao people in northernVietnam andYunnan,China.[2] Alternative names for Qabiao include Kabeo, Ka Beo, Ka Bao, Ka Biao, Laqua, Pubiao (Pupeo or Pu Péo) and Pen Ti Lolo (Bendi Lolo). The meaning of the name "Qabiao" is unknown.
Maza, aLolo–Burmese language spoken near the Qabiao area, is notable for having a Qabiao substratum (Hsiu 2014:68-69).[3]
In Vietnam, Qabiao is spoken inĐồng Văn District,Hà Giang Province in Phố Là and Sủng Chéng villages, and perhaps also inYên Minh andMèo Vạc Districts.[2]
Tran (2011:15) reports that Qabiao is spoken in the following locations ofHa Giang Province.
The Pu Péo (Qabiao) of Vietnam claim that they had traditionally lived in the following villages in Vietnam and China (Tran 2011:16).
In China, Qabiao is spoken in Tiechang Township 铁厂镇 and Donggan Township 懂干镇 inMalipo County,Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture,Yunnan (Liang,et al. 2007). Many Qabiao people have shifted to Southwestern Mandarin, although it is still spoken in villages such as Pufeng 普峰.[4]
The Qabiao language has the following tones: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2.[2][5]
LikePaha (J.-F. Li and Y.-X. Luo 2010: 16–17), Long-hairedLachi (Kosaka 2000: 20–24) andBuyang, Qabiao (J.-R. Zhang 1990) havesesquisyllables, which are not present in most Kra-Dai languages.[6]
