Language
name and locationː
Bolyu (Palyu),
Guangxi,
China [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. mə33 |
21. bi55 maːn33 mə33 |
2. bi55 |
22. bi55 maːn33 bi55 |
3. pa:i55 |
23. bi55 maːn33 pa:i55 |
4. pu:n53 |
24. bi55 maːn33 pu:n53 |
5. me31 |
25. bi55 maːn33 me31 |
6. piu53 |
26. bi55 maːn33 piu53 |
7. pai55 |
27. bi55 maːn33 pai55 |
8. sa:m53 |
28. bi55 maːn33 sa:m53 |
9. ɕən53 |
29. bi55 maːn33 ɕən53 |
10. maːn33 |
30. pa:i55 maːn33 |
11. maːn33 mə33 |
40. pu:n53 maːn33 |
12. maːn33 bi55 |
50. me31 maːn33 |
13. maːn33 paːi55 |
60. piu53 maːn33 |
14. maːn33 pu:n53 |
70. pai55 maːn33 |
15. maːn33 me31 |
80. sa:m53 maːn33 |
16. maːn33 piu53 |
90. ɕən53 maːn33 |
17. maːn33 pai55 |
100. mə33 ʑɔ31 |
18. maːn33 sa:m53 |
200. bi31 ʑɔ31 |
19. maːn33 ɕən53 |
1000. mə33 toːŋ55 |
20. bi55 maːn33 |
2000. bi31 toːŋ55 |
Sourceː Liang Min, 1984. A Grammatical Sketch of Lai language, Minzuyuwen |
Other comments: Palyu or Bolyu has a decimal numeral system. The Bolyu language, also known as Paliu, Palyu, or Lai 俫语, 徕语 is an Austroasiatic language of the Pakanic branch. The Bolyu are among the unrecognized ethnic groups of China. Bolyu is related to the Bugan language, forming the Pakanic branch along with it. In 1984, Bolyu was first studied by Liang Min of the Nationalities Research Institute in Beijing. Liang was the first to suggest a Mon–Khmer affiliation of Bolyu, which was later confirmed by Western linguists such as Paul K. Benedict, Paul Sidwell, and Jerold A. Edmondson. However, the place of the Pakanic branch within the Mon–Khmer family is uncertain. Sidwell (1995) suggests that the Pakanic branch may be an Eastern Mon–Khmer branch, thus making it most closely related to the Vietic branch. However, Gérard Diffloth classifies Pakanic as Northern Mon–Khmer, making it most closely related to the Palaungic branch. |
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