A Study of Contact-induced Phonological Change in Niuniuba Yinuo Vernacular of Yi Language
Niuniuba Yinuo vernacular of northern Yi language has been contacting with the surrounding native languages,such as Shengzha,Tianba and Adu for a long time,so that Niuniuba Yinuo vernacular has some variations in pronunciation,and has a certain degree of convergence with other native languages in vowel and tone,but the change in consonant is small.According to the analysis,it is found that Shengzha has the greatest influence on Niuniuba Yinuo by comparing with other native languages.Shengzha is the main local vernacular with strong influence.
Yi languagethe Niuniuba Yinuo vernacularthe native language contactphonological change