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HUQ ISO 639-3

Tsat

A language of China

ISO 639
huq
Alternate Names
Hainan Cham, Hui, Huihui, Poi Tsat, Sanya Hui, Utsat, Utset
Population
4,000 (Bradley 2007a). Ethnic population: 5,000 (2000 D. Bradley).
Location:
Hainan province: Tianya district, Sanya city, Huixin and Huihui.
Language Status
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Hui.
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Chamic, Highlands, Chru-Northern, Northern Cham
Dialects
None known. Reportedly most similar to Northern Roglai [rog], but very different. Tsat is structurally changed to be like Chinese.
Typology
SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; classifiers; dual number; no articles; monosyllabic, isolating language; aspect; 19 consonants, 7 vowels, 9 diphthongs and 3 triphthongs; tonal (5 tones: 2 level, 3 contour).
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Most also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn], particularly the Southwest Mandarin Chinese dialect, for school (Thurgood et al 2014). Most also use Min Nan Chinese [nan], particularly the Hainanese dialect, for school (Thurgood et al 2014). Some also use Hlai [lic] (Thurgood et al 2014).
Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tsat
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
The phonology suggests a history of some independence from other Chamic languages (Maddieson 1991). Their name for themselves is Utsat, for their language Tsat. Huihui or Hui is the Chinese name. Muslim.

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Location: Hainan province: Tianya district, Sanya city, Huixin and Huihui.