Phonological and Lexical Profiles of the Kham Dialect Muya

Nov 15, 2025·
Danzeng Cairang
Danzeng Cairang
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Genga Wengmu
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Journal of Studies on Languages in China, Volume 6 · Jan 15, 2025
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Abstract: Tibetan Muya dialect is a unique regional dialect in the Kham area.It is mainly distributed in Dartsendo,most of YaJiang,and BaMei,Sichuan.Muya dialect retains some features of the ancient Tibetan language in phonetic,lexical,and grammar structure.

But It changes slightly in phonetics and semantics evolvement with the times.It is a valuable living fossil for us to study the grammar of language evolution.

Therefore,this essay focus on Muya dialect,starting from the phonology(consonants and vowels,as well as the type of syllable structure) and vocabulary(word formation,loan words),to systematically analysis the phonetic and lexical systems of the Muya dialect.

Social Science Linguistic Studies Minority Cultures Studies
Danzeng Cairang
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Danzeng Cairang
Sociologist, Anthropologist, AI Engineer
I’m an AI Engineer with a Sociology and Anthropology background. My academic research mostly focused on the social sciences. I also work as a Computer Hardware Specialist and a part-time Bike Engineer. And I love producing music and game modules for fun. 😁