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The Lachi language (Chinese: Laji 拉基, Vietnamese: La Chí; autonym in China: '; autonym in Vietnam: ', where ' means "person") is a Kra language spoken in Yunnan, China and in northern Vietnam. There were 9,500 Lachi speakers in Vietnam in 1990. Edmondson (2008) reports another 2,500 in Maguan County, Yunnan, China for 1995, but Li Yunbing (2000) reports 60 speakers in Maguan out of an ethnic population of 1,600. ==Subdivisions== Weera Ostapirat〔Ostapirat, Weera (2000). "(Proto-Kra )". ''Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area'' 23 (1): 1-251〕 proposed three major subdivisions for the Lachi language. *Northern (Chinese or Flowery Lachi) *Central (White Lachi) *Southern (Long Haired and Black Lachi) Jerold A. Edmondson notes that Vietnamese researchers recently have not been able to locate White (Central) Lachi speakers. It is also the least studied variety of Lachi. The ''Maguan County Gazetteer'' 马关县志 (1996) lists the following Lachi ethnic subdivisions. *Flowery Lachi 花拉基 *White Lachi 白拉基 *Black Lachi 黑拉基 *Chinese Lachi 汉拉基 *Manyou Lachi 曼忧拉基 *Manpeng Lachi 曼棚拉基 The ''Maguan County Gazetteer'' 马关县志 (1996) also lists the following autonyms for the Lachi. *She 舍 *Laguo 拉果 *Heitu 黑土 *Gudai 古逮 *Yibi 依比 *Yimei 依梅 *Yiduo 依多 *Yibeng 依崩 The Republic of China-era ''Maguan County Gazetteer'' 马关县志 gives the names Labo 剌僰 (with a dog radical 犭for La 剌) and Laji 拉鸡. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lachi language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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