Хуэйзў йүян

Dungan

Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Mandarin — Central Plains/Lanyin)

FamilySino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Mandarin — Central Plains/Lanyin) Speakers~110–150K ScriptCyrillic (historically Arabic-based Xiao'erjing, briefly Latin in the 1930s) CountriesKyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan (also Russia, Uzbekistan) Official inRecognized minority language in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan; no official status Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3dng

Dungan is a Sinitic (Mandarin) language spoken by the Dungan people, descendants of Hui Muslims who fled northwestern China (Gansu and Shaanxi) into the Russian Empire's Central Asian territories after the suppression of the Dungan Revolt in the 1870s–1880s. Derived from Central Plains and Lanyin Mandarin dialects, it is notable as one of the very few Sinitic languages normally written with the Cyrillic alphabet rather than Chinese characters. It is spoken today mainly in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan by roughly 110,000–150,000 people, and preserves many loanwords from Arabic, Persian, Russian, and Turkic languages.

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87 core words in Dungan

Water

фи

fi˥˩

Fire

хуә

xuə˥˩

Sun

жәту

ɻə˨˦tʰou˨˦

Moon

йүәлён

yə˨˦liɑŋ˦

Star

щинщю

ɕiŋ˨˦ɕiou˨˦

Night

ванщи

væ̃˥˩ɕi

Rain

йү

y˥˩

Snow

щүә

ɕyə˨˦

Wind

фын

fəŋ˨˦

Earth

тў

tʰu˥˩

Stone

шыту

ʂɻ̩˨˦tʰou˥˩

Mountain

сан

sæ̃˨˦

Sea

хэ

xɛ˥˩

Mother

ма

ma˨˦

Father

дада

ta˦ta

Daughter

нүр

nyəɻ˥˩

I

вә

və˥˩

You

ни

ni˥˩

We

вәму

və˥˩mu˨˦

Name

минзы

miŋ˨˦tsɹ̩˥˩

Person

жын

ɻəŋ˨˦

Head

ту

tʰou˨˦

Eye

нянҗин

niæ̃˥˩tɕiŋ˨˦

Ear

эрдуә

ɛɻ˥˩tuə

Nose

бизы

pi˨˦tsɹ̩˥˩

Mouth

зуй

tsuei˨˦

Tooth

я

ia˨˦

Tongue

шәту

ʂə˨˦tʰou˥˩

Hand

шу

ʂou˥˩

Foot

җүә

tɕyə˨˦

Heart

щин

ɕiŋ˨˦

Bone

гўдў

ku˨˦ tu

Blood

ще

ɕiə˨˦

Poop

шы

ʂɻ̩˥˩

Love

нэ

nɛ˦

Tree

фу

fu˦

Dog

гу

kou˥˩

Cat

мор

mɔɻ˨˦

Fish

йү

y˨˦

Bird

чёр

tɕʰiɔːɻ˥˩

Butterfly

хўте

xu˨˦tʰiə˥˩

Egg

җидан

tɕi˨˦tæ̃˨˦

Bear

щүн

ɕyŋ˨˦

Horse

ма

ma˥˩

House

фонзы

fɑŋ˨˦tsɹ̩˦

Milk

нэзы

nɛ˥˩tsɹ̩

Honey

фынми

fəŋ˨˦mi˦

Salt

ян

iæ̃˨˦

Rice

ми

mi˥˩

Iron

те

tʰiə˨˦

Wheel

гўлў

ku˨˦lu˥˩

Silk

сычу

sɹ̩˨˦tʂʰou˨˦

Book

фу

fu˨˦

Eat

чы

tʂʰɻ̩˨˦

Drink

хә

xə˨˦

Sleep

фи

fi˦

One

йи

i˨˦

Two

эр

ɛɻ˦

Three

сан

sæ̃˨˦

Four

сы

sɹ̩˦

Five

ву

vu˥˩

Hundred

йибый

i˨˦pei˨˦

Hello

ни хо

ni˥˩xɔ˥˩

Thank you

дуәще

tuə˨˦ɕiə˦

Good

хо

xɔ˥˩

Red

хун

xuŋ˨˦

White

бый

pei˨˦

Black

хи

xi˨˦

Green

лю

liou˨˦

Blue

лан

læ̃˨˦

Cuckoo

—

—

Computer

конбиютә

kʰɑŋ˨˦ pi iou˥˩ tʰə

Tea

ца

tsʰa˨˦

Coffee

кофе

kʰɔ˦fiə˨˦

Sugar

тон

tʰɑŋ˨˦

Orange

чынзы

tʂʰəŋ˨˦tsɹ̩

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Mandarin — Central Plains/Lanyin)

Meaning DunganXi'an MandarinKaifeng MandarinZhongyuan MandarinJinan MandarinNanjing MandarinChengdu Mandarin
Water фи /fi˥˩/ 水 /fei˥˧/ 水 /ʂuei˥˧/ 水 /ʂuei˥˧/ 水 /ʂwei˥˥/ 水 /ʂueɪ˨˩˨/ 水 /suei˥˧/
Fire хуә /xuə˥˩/ 火 /xuo˥˧/ 火 /xuo˥˧/ 火 /xuo˥˧/ 火 /xuo˥˥/ 火 /xuo˨˩˨/ 火 /xo˥˧/
Sun жәту /ɻə˨˦tʰou˨˦/ 日头 /ʐɿ˥˥ tʰou˨˦/ 日头 /ʐəɻ˧˩˨ tʰou˦˨/ 太阳 /tʰai˧˩˨ iaŋ˦˨/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩ iaŋ˦˨/ 太阳 /tʰɛ˦ iaŋ˩˧/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩˧ iaŋ˨˩/
Moon йүәлён /yə˨˦liɑŋ˦/ 月亮 /ye˥˥ liaŋ˨˩/ 月亮 /yɛ˦˨ liaŋ˧˩˨/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˦ liaŋ/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˩ liaŋ˨˩/ 月亮 /yʔ˥ liaŋ˦/ 月亮 /ye˨˩ lia̠ŋ˨˩˧/
Star щинщю /ɕiŋ˨˦ɕiou˨˦/ 星星 /ɕiɣ̃˨˩ ɕiɣ̃/ 星星 /ɕiəŋ˨˦ ɕiəŋ/ 星星 /ɕiŋ˨˦ ɕiŋ/ 星 /ɕiŋ˨˩˧/ 星 /ɕiŋ˧˩/ 星星 /ɕin˥˥ ɕin˥˥/
Night ванщи /væ̃˥˩ɕi/ 晚上 /van˥˧ ʂaŋ/ 晚上 /wan˥˧ ʂaŋ/ 晚上 /uan˥˧ saŋ/ 晚上 /wã˥˥ ʂaŋ/ 晚上 /uɛ̃˨˩˨ ʂaŋ/ 晚上 /wan˥˧ saŋ/
Rain йү /y˥˩/ 雨 /y˥˧/ 雨 /y˥˧/ 雨 /y˥˧/ 雨 /y˥˥/ 雨 /y˩˩/ 雨 /y˥˧/
Snow щүә /ɕyə˨˦/ 雪 /ɕyɛ˨˩/ 雪 /ɕyɛ˨˦/ 雪 /ɕyɛ˨˦/ 雪 /ɕyə˨˩˧/ 雪 /ɕyɛ˥/ 雪 /ɕye˨˩/
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Han readings compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Sinitic > Mandarin > Northwest > Dungan

Character DunganMandarin ChineseKaifeng MandarinXi'an MandarinTaiwan MandarinYuan MandarinTianjin Mandarin
一 yi¹ /ji˦/ yī /i˥˥/ yi²⁴ /i˨˦/ yiq²¹ /i˨˩/ yī /i˥˥/ i3 /i˨˩˦/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/
二 er³ /ɚ˥˩/ èr /ɑɻ˥˩/ er³¹² /ɚ˧˩˨/ er⁴⁴ /ɚ˦˦/ èr /ɑɻ˥˩/ ʐï4 /ʐʅ˥˩/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/
三 san¹ /san˦/ sān /san˥˥/ san²⁴ /san˨˦/ san²¹ /sã˨˩/ sān /san˥˥/ sam1 /sam˥/ san²¹ /sɑn˨˩/
四 sy³ /sɨ˥˩/ sì /sɿ˥˩/ si³¹² /sɿ˧˩˨/ si⁴⁴ /sɿ˦˦/ sì /sɿ˥˩/ sï4 /sɿ˥˩/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/
五 u² /u˨˦/ wǔ /u˨˩˦/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wǔ /u˨˩˦/ u3 /u˨˩˦/ wu¹³ /u˩˧/
六 lyu³ /lju˥˩/ liù /ljou˥˩/ liu²⁴ /liəu˨˦/ liuq²¹ /liou˨˩/ liù /ljou˥˩/ lieu4 /liəu˥˩/ liu⁵³ /liou˥˧/
七 chi¹ /tɕʰi˦/ qī /tɕʰi˥˥/ qi²⁴ /tɕʰi˨˦/ qiq²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ qī /tɕʰi˥˥/ tshi3 /tsʰi˨˩˦/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/
八 ba¹ /pa˦/ bā /pa˥˥/ ba²⁴ /pa˨˦/ baq²¹ /pa˨˩/ bā /pa˥˥/ pa3 /pa˨˩˦/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/
九 jyu² /tɕju˨˦/ jiǔ /tɕjou˨˩˦/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiou˥˧/ jiǔ /tɕjou˨˩˦/ kieu3 /kiəu˨˩˦/ jiu¹³ /tɕiou˩˧/
十 shy² /ʂɨ˨˦/ shí /ʂʐ̩˧˥/ shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/ siq²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/ shí /sz̩˧˥/ ʂï2 /ʂʅ˧˥/ shi⁴⁵ /ʂʐ̩˦˥/
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