Xiqi language
# Xiqi language

Xiqi (Chinese: 西期; autonym: ɕi33 tɕhi33 pho21) is an unclassified Loloish language of Huaning County, Yunnan, China. It is also called Siqipo 斯期颇 (sɿ55 tɕhi55 pho21) in Mile County.

## Classification

Pelkey (2011:431) suggests that the Xiqi, Ati, and Long languages of Huaning County may be Southeastern Loloish languages. Hsiu (2018) suggests a Northern Loloish affiliation.

## Distribution

The Huaning County Gazetteer 华宁县志 (1994:514) lists the following locations of Xiqi.

* Tonghongdian Township 通红甸乡: Suomeizao 所梅早村, Dapozuo 大婆左村
* Panxi Township 盘溪乡: Yide 矣得村, Fagao 法高村, Dayaxi 大丫喜村, Longtanying 龙潭营村
* Chengjiao Township 城郊乡: Dengloushan 登楼山, Puchazhai 普茶寨
* Huaxi Township 华溪乡: Xishajing 西沙井村, Dujia 独家村
* Qinglong Township 青龙镇: Shanqi 山歧村, Qize 起则村

## Vocabulary

The Huaning County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992:72) provides a short word list of Adu, Ati, Xiqi, Nong, and Azhe transcribed using Chinese characters, shown below. Pinyin transliterations have also been provided below.

| English gloss | Chinese gloss | Adu (阿笃语) | Ati (阿梯语) | Xiqi (西期语) | Nong (弄语) | Azhe (阿哲语) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| village | 寨子 | 且 | 且 | 卡 | 卡 | 卡 |
| water | 水 | 叶 | 叶 | 矣咋 | 翁咋 | 叶 |
| girl | 小姑娘 | 燃米诺 | 尼格莫 | 阿门儿若 | 阿门儿少若 | 若麻儿西若 |
| boy | 小伙子 | 茶塞 | 差血若 | 阿杂若 | 撮沙若 | 若那儿 |
| corn | 包谷 | 矣白儿 | 苏柏儿 | 阻目 | 苏木白儿 | 火魔 |
| have | 有 | 杂杂 | 杂杂 | 白儿 | 杂 | 祖阿(杂) |
| not | 无 | 麻 | 麻 | 麻 | 麻 | 阿米 |
