Xumi (part 2): Upper Xumi, the variety of the upper reaches of the Shuiluo river

2013/11/04 by Katia Chirkova, Yiya Chen, Tanja Kocjančič Antolík · 12 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · Mathematics · #China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations #Linguistics and Cultural Studies #Chinese history and philosophy #Variety (cybernetics) #China #Geography #Archaeology #Mathematics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s0025100313000169

openalex publication_date 2013/11/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03

Abstract

This Illustration focuses on the variety of the Xumi language (旭米, / LP ʂ u ket ɕɜ/ or / EP ʂ u - h ĩ ket ɕɜ/) that is spoken in the upper reaches of the Shuiluo river (水洛河) in Shuiluo Township (水洛乡) (hereafter Upper Xumi). The township is located in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County (木里藏族自治县, smi li rang skyong rdzong in Written Tibetan, hereafter, WT), in the South-West of Sichuan Province (四川省) in the People's Republic of China.

Citations

• Xumi (part 1): Lower Xumi, the variety of the lower and middle reaches of the Shuiluo river

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