| She | |
|---|---|
| Shehua | |
| Shanha | |
| Native to | Fujian, Zhejiang |
| Ethnicity | She |
Native speakers | 400,000 (2002)[1][2] |
Early forms | |
| Chinese characters | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-gbf |
She or Shehua (畲话, Shēhuà, meaning 'She speech') is an unclassified Sinitic language spoken by the She people of Southeastern China. It is also called Shanha, San-hak (山哈)[5] or Shanhahua (山哈话). She speakers are located mainly in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces of Southeastern China, with smaller numbers of speakers in a few locations of Jiangxi (in Guixi and Yanshan County), Guangdong (in Chaozhou and Fengshun County) and Anhui (in Ningguo) provinces.[1]
She (畲话) is not to be confused with Shēyǔ (畲语, also known as Ho Ne), which is a Hmong–Mien language spoken in East-Central Guangdong. She and Sheyu speakers have separate histories and identities, although both are officially classified by the Chinese government as She people. The Dongjia of Majiang County, Guizhou are also officially classified as She people, but speak a Western Hmongic language closely related to Chong'anjiang Miao (重安江苗语).
- ^ a b c You Wenliang 游文良. 2002. Shezu yuyan 畲族语言. Fuzhou: Fujian People's Press 福建人民出版社. ISBN 7-211-03885-3
- ^ You (2002:29)
- ^ Nakanishi 2010.
- ^ Coblin 2019, p. 438-440.
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