Hlai languages

E257936

Hlai languages are a group of closely related Tai–Kadai languages spoken primarily by the Li (Hlai) people on China’s Hainan Island.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hlai languages canonical 6
Hlai language 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai–Kadai languages
language family
arealGrouping Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area
country China
endangermentStatus some varieties vulnerable
ethnicGroup Li people
glottologCode hlai1239
governedBy language policy of the People’s Republic of China
hasAlternativeName Hlai
Li dialects
Li languages
hasLoanwordsFrom Chinese
hasMember Baoting Hlai
Changjiang Hlai
Ha Em language
Lingao language
Meifu Hlai
Qi language
Run language
Standard Hlai
Tongzha Hlai
Zandui Hlai
linked to: Hlai
hasStandardVariety Standard Hlai
hasWritingSystem Chinese characters
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
influencedBy Chinese languages
linked to: Chinese language
ISO639-3Code lic (for Hlai, generic)
languageBranchOf Tai–Kadai language family
languageStatus minority languages in China
notMutuallyIntelligibleWith Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
population over 1 million speakers
primaryRegion Hainan Province
linked to: Hainan
region Southern China
linked to: southern China
relatedTo Kam–Sui languages
Kra languages
Tai languages
spokenBy Hlai people
Li people
spokenIn China
Hainan Island
linked to: Hainan
standardBasedOn Ha Em dialect
subclassOf Kra–Dai languages
typologicalFeature isolating morphology
mostly SVO word order
tonal languages
usedByMinority yes
usedInEducation limited local use
writingSystemStatus partly standardized

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tai–Kadai languages hasSubfamily Hlai languages
Tai–Kadai languages includesLanguage Hlai language
linked to: Hlai languages
Li people primaryLanguage Hlai language
linked to: Hlai languages
Li people languageBranch Hlai languages
Utsat language influencedBy Hlai languages
Utsat language hasLexicalBorrowingFrom Hlai languages
Kra languages relatedTo Hlai languages
Kam–Sui languages relatedTo Hlai languages