Хуэйзў йүян / Дунгансий йүян

Dungan

Sinitic > Mandarin > Northwest > Dungan

FamilySinitic > Mandarin > Northwest > Dungan Speakers約11万人 (キルギス・カザフスタン・露) RegionKyrgyzstan / Kazakhstan / Russia (Hui Muslim diaspora) RomanizationDungan Cyrillic (1953 standard) ReadingDungan — Sinitic in Cyrillic script (Central Asian Hui)

Dungan is a Sinitic language descended from late-19th-century Gansu / Shaanxi Mandarin, brought to the Russian Empire by Hui Muslim refugees fleeing the Dungan Revolt. Now spoken in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan (~110,000 speakers). Written in Cyrillic since 1953. Distinctive features include preserved word-initial /ŋ/ (lost in standard Mandarin), retroflex zh/ch/sh merger, and ~10-15% Russian/Turkic/Arabic loanwords.

Where it is spoken

Han character readings in Dungan

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
one йиyi¹ /ji˦/
two әрьer³ /ɚ˥˩/
three санsan¹ /san˦/
four сыьsy³ /sɨ˥˩/
five уъ /u˨˦/
six люьlyu³ /lju˥˩/
seven чиchi¹ /tɕʰi˦/
eight баba¹ /pa˦/
nine җюъjyu² /tɕju˨˦/
ten шыъshy² /ʂɨ˨˦/
sun жырьzhyr³ /ʐɚ˥˩/
moon йүәьyüe³ /jyɤ˥˩/
mountain санsan¹ /san˦/
water шуйъshui² /ʂuei˨˦/
fire хуәъhue² /xuɤ˨˦/
tree муьmu³ /mu˥˩/
soil туъtu² /tʰu˨˦/
sky тянtyan¹ /tʰjan˦/
ground диьdi³ /ti˥˩/
sea хэъhe² /xɛ˨˦/
dragon луңъlun² /luŋ˨˦/
tiger хуъhu² /xu˨˦/
dog чүәнъchyon² /tɕʰyɛn˨˦/
horse маъma² /ma˨˦/
bird няоъnyao² /ɲjɔ˨˦/
fish йүъyü² /jy˨˦/
ox нюъnyu² /ɲju˨˦/
sheep яңъyan² /jaŋ˨˦/
cat моmo¹ /mɔ˦/
person жыңъzhyn² /ʐəŋ˨˦/
hand шуъshu² /ʂou˨˦/
foot җёъjyo² /tɕjɔ˨˦/
eye муьmu³ /mu˥˩/
ear әръer² /ɚ˨˦/
mouth зуйъzui² /tsuei˨˦/
head туъtu² /tʰou˨˦/
heart щинshin¹ /ɕin˦/
blood щүәъshüe² /ɕyɤ˨˦/
meat жуьzhu³ /ʐou˥˩/
up шаңьshang³ /ʂaŋ˥˩/
down щаьsha³ /ɕja˥˩/
middle җуңjun¹ /tɕuŋ˦/
hit җуңьjun³ /tɕuŋ˥˩/
center яңyan¹ /jaŋ˦/
left зуәъzue² /tsuɤ˨˦/
right йуьyu³ /jou˥˩/
east дуңdun¹ /tuŋ˦/
西 west щиshi¹ /ɕi˦/
south нанъnan² /nan˨˦/
north быйъbyi² /pei˨˦/
go зуъzu² /tsou˨˦/
row хаңъhan² /haŋ˨˦/
come лэъle² /lɛ˨˦/
leave чиьchi³ /tɕʰi˥˩/
see җёньjyon³ /tɕjɛn˥˩/
hear вуңъvun² /vəŋ˨˦/
eat шыъsy² /ʂɨ˨˦/
drink йинъyin² /jin˨˦/
run зуъzu² /tsou˨˦/
sit зуәьzue³ /tsuɤ˥˩/
stand җаньzhan³ /tʂan˥˩/

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Words compared

Compared with related Sinitic (Mandarin) languages

Meaning DunganTianjin MandarinLanyin MandarinSichuan MandarinHefei MandarinHui ChineseZhongyuan Mandarin
Water щүй /ɕy/ /ʂwei˨˩˧/ /sui˥˧/ /suei˨˩˧/ /ʂueɪ˨˦/ /ɕy˦˦/ /suei˥˥/
Fire хуә /xuə/ /xwo˨˩˧/ /xo˥˧/ /xo˨˩˧/ /xuo˨˦/ /xu˦˦/ /xuo˨˩˧/
Sun жѳтў /ʐɨtʰu/ 日头 /ʐʅ˥˩tʰoʊ˨˦/ 日头 /ʐɨ˨˦tʰəu˨˦/ 太阳 /tʰai˥˩iaŋ˧˥/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˦tʰəu˥˥/ 日头 /ʐɨ˨˦tʰəu/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩iaŋ˨˩˧/
Moon юә /yə/ 月亮 /ɥɛ˥˩ljaŋ/ 月亮 /yɛ˦˦ljaŋ/ 月亮 /ye˨˩liaŋ˥˩/ 月亮 /yɛʔ˦liaŋ˥˧/ 月光 /yo˨˧kuaŋ˨˦/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˦liaŋ/
Mother ма /ma/ /ma˩˩/ /ma˧˧/ 妈妈 /mama/ 妈妈 /ma˨˩˨ma/ /ma˧˧/ 妈妈 /ma˨˦ma/
Father ба /pa/ /pa˥˩/ /pa˥˧/ 爸爸 /papa/ /tie˨˩˨/ /pa˦˦/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/
Eat чы /tʂʰɨ/ /tʂʰɨ˩˩/ /tʂʰɨ˧˧/ /tsʰɨ˧˥/ /tʂʰəʔ˦/ /t͡ɕʰi˨˦/ /tʂʰʅ˨˦/
Drink хә /xə/ /xɤ˩˩/ /xɛ˧˧/ /xo˧˥/ /xəʔ˦/ /xa˨˦/ /xɤ˨˦/
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Han readings compared

Compared with related Sinitic > Mandarin > Northwest > Dungan languages

Character DunganChinese (Mandarin)Taiwan MandarinThai Mandarin (heritage)Early Mandarin (Yuan)Xi'an MandarinZhongyuan Mandarin
yi¹ /ji˦/ /i˥˥/ /i˥˥/ /i˥˥/ i3 /i˨˩˦/ yiq²¹ /i˨˩/ yi²⁴ /i˨˦/
er³ /ɚ˥˩/ èr /ɑɻ˥˩/ èr /ɑɻ˥˩/ èr /ɑɻ˥˩/ ʐï4 /ʐʅ˥˩/ er⁴⁴ /ɚ˦˦/ er³¹² /ɚ˧˩˨/
san¹ /san˦/ sān /san˥˥/ sān /san˥˥/ sān /san˥˥/ sam1 /sam˥/ san²¹ /sã˨˩/ san²⁴ /san˨˦/
sy³ /sɨ˥˩/ /sɿ˥˩/ /sɿ˥˩/ /sɿ˥˩/ sï4 /sɿ˥˩/ si⁴⁴ /sɿ˦˦/ si²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/
/u˨˦/ /u˨˩˦/ /u˨˩˦/ /u˨˩˦/ u3 /u˨˩˦/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/
lyu³ /lju˥˩/ liù /ljou˥˩/ liù /ljou˥˩/ liù /ljou˥˩/ lieu4 /liəu˥˩/ liuq²¹ /liou˨˩/ liu²⁴ /liu˨˦/
chi¹ /tɕʰi˦/ /t͡ɕʰi˥˥/ /t͡ɕʰi˥˥/ /t͡ɕʰi˥˥/ tshi3 /tsʰi˨˩˦/ qiq²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ qi²⁴ /tɕʰi˨˦/
ba¹ /pa˦/ /pa˥˥/ /pa˥˥/ /pa˥˥/ pa3 /pa˨˩˦/ baq²¹ /pa˨˩/ ba²⁴ /pa˨˦/
jyu² /tɕju˨˦/ jiǔ /t͡ɕjou˨˩˦/ jiǔ /t͡ɕjou˨˩˦/ jiǔ /t͡ɕjou˨˩˦/ kieu3 /kiəu˨˩˦/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiou˥˧/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/
shy² /ʂɨ˨˦/ shí /ʂʐ̩˧˥/ shí /sz̩˧˥/ shí /sz̩˧˥/ ʂï2 /ʂʅ˧˥/ siq²⁴ /sʐ̩˨˦/ shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/
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