| Description |
1 online resource (886 pages) |
| Series |
Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China |
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Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China
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| Contents |
List of Maps and Tables; Preface; Notes on Transcription; List of Abbreviations; Part One Introduction-Mapping the Old Zhuang Script; Part Two Survey of Graphs Used for Common Words; 1 Aen clf. for inanimate objects; 2 Aeu 'to take'; 3 Bae 'to go'; 4 Baenz 'to accomplish'; 5 Bak 'mouth'; 6 Bi 'year'; 7 Boux clf. for people; 8 Cam 'to ask'; 9 Coenz clf. for phrases; 10 Daengz 'to arrive'; 11 Daeuj 'to come'; 12 Dawz 'to take in hand'; 13 De 'he, she, it'; 14 Dox 'each other'; 15 Duz clf. for animals; 16 Dwk 'to hit'; 17 Faex 'wood, tree'; 18 Gaiq clf.; this, that |
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19 Gangj 'to speak'20 Gonq 'before'; 21 Gou 'I, me'; 22 Guh 'to do'; 23 Gwn 'to eat'; 24 Gwnz 'above, on'; 25 Gyaeuj 'head'; 26 Haemh 'evening'; 27 Haet 'early morning'; 28 Haeuj 'to enter'; 29 Haeux 'rice'; 30 Hauq 'speech'; 31 Hawj 'to give'; 32 Hwnj 'to ascend'; 33 Lai 'much, many'; 34 Laj 'below'; 35 Lawz 'which?'; 36 Lwg 'child'; 37 Ma 'to come back'; 38 Mbouj 'not'; 39 Mbwn 'heaven, sky'; 40 Miz 'to have'; 41 Mwngz 'you'; 42 Naeuz 'to say'; 43 Ndaej 'to get'; 44 Ndang 'body'; 45 Ndaw 'inside'; 46 Ndei 'good'; 47 Ndeu 'one'; 48 Ndwen 'moon'; 49 Neix 'this'; 50 Ngoenz 'day' |
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51 Ok 'to emerge'52 Ra 'to look for'; 53 Raemx 'water'; 54 Raen 'to see'; 55 Ranz 'house'; 56 Roengz 'to descend'; 57 Rox 'to know'; 58 Vaiz 'water buffalo'; 59 Vunz 'person'; 60 Youq 'to be at'; Part Three Conclusion; Appendix One List of Texts Included in the Survey; Appendix Two Common Words in Jingxi Sub-Group Dialects; Appendix Three The Most Common Representations of Common Words; Bibliography; Character Index; Index |
| Summary |
Illustrated with 133 maps, Mapping the Old Zhuang Character Script by David Holm, surveys the traditional character script of the Zhuang and related peoples in southern China and northern Vietnam, and discusses regional variation in relation to dialect, native chieftaincies, ritual masters, migration, and military garrisons |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Zhuang language -- Writing
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Southeast Asian Languages.
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Zhuang (taal)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004242166 |
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9004242163 |
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