Yerong

Introduction

Yerong is a language of China. It is spoken in West Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Baise prefecture, Napo county, on the Yunnan Province and Viet Nam border; Longhe district, Rongtun and Gonghe villages; Pohe district, Shanhe, Yong’an and Guoba.

Dialects

Yerong is closely related to, but not mutually intelligible of, the 3 Buyang languages. May be most similar to En (See: En) of Northern Viet Nam. Lexical similarity: 67% with Langnian Buyang (See: Buyang, Langnian), 63% with E’ma Buyang (See: Buyang, E’ma?), and 46% with Baha Buyang (See: Buyang, Baha).

The Yerong Verb

Verblist

• a33 -- to sleep
• an53 -- to hear
• ha53 -- to open, uncover
• haau53 -- to yawn
• hak31 θan33 -- to breathe
• ham24 -- to drink
• hram24 -- to bite
• jut53 -- to stand
• ka0 maau53 -- to fear
• ka0 ta33 -- to sit
• ka0 ʔdap33 -- to live, be alive
• ka0 θaau53 -- to laugh
• kau31 -- to swell
• khiə53 -- to walk
• kjan53 -- to climb
• kuəʔ53 -- to spit
• laŋ31 -- to see
• le31 -- to choose
• lem31 -- to die, be dead
• lum33 -- to steal
• mi31 -- to buy
• mot33 -- to sniff, smell
• ȵak31 thau53 -- to hunt
• ȵap33, ŋjap33 -- to eat
• ȵim31 -- to chew
• qa33 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• qɔt31 -- to dig
• qhuə53 -- to hide
• ta53 -- to kill
• tɔp31 -- to hit
• tshat33 -- to tie up, fasten
• tsiəʔ53 -- to pound, beat
• wa33 uə33 -- to swim
• wɛ31 kɔŋ53 -- to work
• wɛ31 pan53 kin53 -- to dream
• wiə24 -- to throw
• ʔda53 -- to say
• ʔdam33 -- to think
• ʔduə53 -- to come