Tsat language (Utsul, Utsat, Utsat, Tsat, Hui Hui, Hainan-Cham; Chinese р 輝 话 , Pinyin : huíhuīhuà ) - Utsul language, one of the Cham languages , spoken in two villages (Huisin and Hui Hui Hu (崖 县) in the south of Hainan Island ( PRC ) near the city of Sanya . According to religion, Muslims (apparently, the Islamization of Utsuls occurred on the lands of their former settlement in Indochina , where the rest of the Cham languages are common). As Muslims, it is apparently de facto and relatively late officially included in the nationality of the Hui .
| Tsatsky language | |
|---|---|
| Self name | tsat |
| Country | China |
| Regions | Hainan |
| Total number of speakers | 3800 (1999) |
| Status | dysfunctional |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Austronesian family
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| Language Codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| ISO 639-3 | huq |
| WALS | |
| Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Linguistic characteristic
Phonetics and Phonology
The Qati language is a fully tonal language, which is quite unusual for Austronesian languages. The tone system developed, apparently, under the influence of the Thai-Kadai language Li (Hly) , surrounded by native speakers of which are Utsuls, and later the Chinese language .
Literature
- Pérez Pereiro, Alberto Tonality in Phan Rang Cham and Tsat . Date of treatment December 22, 2006. Archived March 20, 2006. (eng.)
- 海南岛 崖 县 回族 的 回 辉 话 (Hainandao Yasian Huiizu de Huiheihuihua — Hui Hui language spoken by Muslims living in Yasian County on Hainan Island) // 民族 语文 (Minzu Yuwen) .1983, No. 1。