Mantsi
Facts
- Language: Mantsi
- Alternate names: Black Lolo, Flowery Lolo, Lolo, Red Mantsi
- Language code: nty
- Language family: Sino-Tibetan, Burmo-Qiangic, Lolo-Burmese, Mondzish, Nuclear Mondzish, Munji-Mantsi
- Number of speakers: 1100
- Script:
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Introduction
Mantsi is a language of Vietnam. It is spoken in Hà Giang Province, Meo Vac and Dong Van districts.
Dialects
Called Southeast Vernacular, type of Yi. May be related to what is called Southeastern Yi or Guizhou Yi (See: Nasu, Wusa) in China. Not intelligible with Sichuan Yi (See: Nuosu?) (Nosu).
The Mantsi Verb
Verblist
- bã44 -- to fly
- çie312 -- to die, be dead
- ɕiu44 -- to walk
- le312 -- to see
- mbua55 -- to sleep
- mɔ55 qu44 mu33 -- to steal
- mẽ44, su312 -- to live, be alive
- mue53 tã44 -- to open, uncover
- ndɔ̃31 -- to drink
- ne53 -- to sniff, smell
- ŋua44 -- to hide
- pua44 -- to blow
- qhui35 -- to bite
- se35 -- to kill
- sua35 -- to stand
- tɕi55 -- to know, be knowledgeable
- tẽ31 -- to sit
- tʂhɔ53 -- to hear
- vɔ312 -- to fear
- vui31 -- to buy
- zɔ53 -- to eat
- ʑe53 le44 -- to swim
- ʑi31 mɔ44 -- to dream