She

Introduction

She is a language of China. It is spoken in Southeast Guangdong Province. Luofu: Boluo and Zengcheng counties; Lianhua: Haifeng and Huidong counties. More than 10 villages.

Dialects

Lianhua (Western She), Luofu (Eastern She). Major linguistic differences with Iu Mien (See: Iu Mien). Most similar to Jiongnai Bunu (See: Bunu, Jiongnai). Dialects inherently intelligible. Classification within Hmong-Mien is in dispute (McConnell 1995:1320).

The She Verb

Verblist

• ɔ5 -- to work
• fa44 -- to burn
• ha1, ha22 -- to fear
• hɔ35, hɔ6 -- to drink
• ka1 pji3, tjɔ3, ŋ̊ŋ4, ŋ̊ŋ54 ka44 -- to walk
• ka1 za5, ka22 za11 -- to chew
• ka22 si35, p'un44, tɤ3 ɤ3 -- to vomit
• ka35 ŋin54, ka6 ŋin4 -- to steal
• k'e22, khje1 -- to open, uncover
• kɤ35, kɤ6 -- to laugh
• k'ɤ44, khɤ3 -- to hold
• kɤŋ11, kuŋ5 -- to hear
• kɤŋ11, kuŋ5 -- to sniff, smell
• kha4, taŋ35 -- to choose
• khiu2, vat22, vat7 -- to dig
• kia54 tiɔ31 lɤ11 -- to yawn
• k'uaŋ31 pɔk22 kɔ44, khɔi1 -- to tie up, fasten
• k'uaŋ31, khwaŋ2 -- to hit
• kuŋ3 -- to say
• lɤ54, nɤ4 -- to come
• lɤŋ31, nuŋ2 -- to eat
• liu44, niu3 -- to flow
• mɔ35, mɔ6 -- to see
• mɔ4, mɔ54 -- to buy
• ŋ35, ŋ̊6 -- to swell
• ŋɤŋ31 -- to sew
• ŋi11, ŋi5 -- to fly
• ŋi35 -- to hide
• ŋiɔ54 -- to live, be alive
• ŋin3, ŋin44 -- to cry
• ŋiŋ22, ŋjuŋ1 -- to sit
• ŋ̊ŋ22 kuan22 van44 -- to turn
• p'a11, pha5 -- to split
• pɔ5, ŋiŋ35 -- to sleep
• pe1, ti11, ti11 tu11 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• pe35, pe6 -- to cut, hack
• phja4 -- to climb
• p'i54, p'ui54, phi2 -- to spit
• p'iu22, phiu1 -- to blow
• sa35, sa6 -- to shoot
• sat22, ta11, ta5 -- to kill
• sɤ3, sɤ44 -- to stand
• siɔŋ11, sjɔŋ5 -- to think
• suŋ3 -- to count
• t'a54, tha4 -- to die, be dead
• tɔ4 nan2, tɔ54 lan31 -- to dream
• t'ɤ35, thɤ6 -- to bite
• t'i11 k'i35 -- to breathe
• t'i31, vaŋ1 -- to throw
• t'i35 -- to pound, beat
• ti4, ti54 ke54 lɤ54 -- to fall
• ti44, tiu3 -- to cook
• t'i54 -- to plant
• tse35 -- to suck
• va35 -- to scratch
• vɔŋ2, vɔŋ31 k'i54 -- to grow