Tsat language
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Tsat, also known as Utsat, Utset, Hainan Cham, or Huihui (Template:Zh), is a tonal Austronesian language spoken by 4,500 Utsul people in the Huihui and Huixin villages near the city of Sanya in Hainan, China. Tsat is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian group within the Austronesian language family, and is one of the Chamic languages originating on the coast of present-day Vietnam. It is thus closely related to Acehnese, Cham and Jarai.
Phonology
Consonants
- Sounds /ts, s/ may also be pronounced as [tɕ, ɕ] when before /i/.
Vowels
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Open | Template:IPA link Template:IPA link |
- Final glide sounds [j, w] may also occur as a realization of /i/, /u/ at the end of falling diphthongs.[1]
Tonogenesis
Hainan Cham tones correspond to various Proto-Chamic sounds.[2]
| Tone value (Hainan Cham) |
Type of tone (Hainan Cham) |
Proto-Chamic final sound |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | High | *-h, *-s; PAN *-q |
| 42 | Falling | *-p, *-t, *-k, *-c, *-ʔ Voiceless final: voiced stop / affricate (pre-)initialTemplate:Efn *-ay, *-anTemplate:Efn |
| 24 | Rising | *-p, *-t, *-k, *-c, *-ʔ Voiceless final: default |
| 11 | Low | Vowels and nasals, *-a:s Voiced final: voiced stop / affricate (pre-)initialTemplate:Efn |
| 33 | Mid | Vowels and nasals, *a:s Voiced final: default |
History
Unusually for an Austronesian language, Tsat has developed into a tonal language, probably as a result of areal linguistic effects and contact with the diverse tonal languages spoken on Hainan including Sinitic languages such as Hainanese and Standard Chinese, Tai–Kadai languages such as the Hlai languages, and Hmong–Mien languages such as Kim Mun.[3]
Notes
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References
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External links
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- Recent papers on Tsat Template:Webarchive
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