Kitoku dialect

...Based on vocabulary and phonological characteristics, it is roughly divided into six dialects: Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western, Southeast, and Central. However, in some cases, such as Nosu and Sani, the name of the dialect is the self-proclaimed name of the tribe. The Xide dialect of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, which belongs to the northern dialect, is considered the standard language. Syllables are limited to open syllables consisting of a consonant and a vowel, and in the Xide dialect, there are 43 (44) consonants, 10 vowels, and 4 tones, with a total of more than 800 distinguishable syllables. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…語彙と音韻の特徴から，北部，東部，南部，西部，南東部，中部の6方言に大別されるが，ノス(納蘇)語とかサニ(散尼)語のように，部族の自称が方言名になっている場合がある。北部方言に属する四川省涼山イ族自治州の喜徳方言を標準語とする。音節は子音＋母音の開音節に限られ，喜徳方言では，子音は43(44)，母音は10種，声調は4種あり，弁別される音節総数は800以上に及ぶ。…

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