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Mpi language

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Mpi
Kaw
Native to Thailand, perhaps China
Ethnicity1,500 (2007) [1]
Native speakers
900 (2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mpz
Glottolog mpii1239
ELP Mpi
Mpi language map.png

Mpi is a Loloish language of Thailand. The number of speakers is in decline. It is spoken in the following two villages in northern Thailand.

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Since the Mpi of Thailand migrated from Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China over 300 years ago, there could also possibly be Mpi speakers in China (Nahhas 2007).

Phonology

Mpi has six tones and two phonations in its vowels, modal voice and stiff voice:

ToneModal voiceStiff voice
Lowsì 'blood'sì̬ 'seven'
Low risingsi᷅ 'putrid'si̬᷅ 'dried up'
Midsī (a color)sī̬ (a classifier)
Mid risingsǐ 'to roll'sǐ̬ 'to smoke'
Highsí 'four'sí̬ (a name)
High risingsi᷄ 'to die'si̬᷄ (a name)

References

  1. 1 2 Mpi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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