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Introduction to Li language:

Li language refers to the language used by the Li people. It belongs to Li branch of Zhuang-Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. It is mainly distributed in 9 cities and counties such as Ledong, Qiongzhong, Baisha, Wuzhishan, Baoting, Dongfang, Changjiang, Sanya and Lingshui in south-central Hainan, with sporadic distribution in other cities and counties. It is divided into five dialects, namely "Ha", "You [Ha]", Qi, local, Mobil and Sai (also known as "Taiwan" or "Jiamao").

According to the data of 20 1 1 the sixth census, the population of Li nationality in Hainan Province is 1277359, and most of them are Li nationality. From 65438 to 0957, based on the Ha dialect in Li language and the standard pronunciation of Li language in Baoding village of Ledong county, the state created Li language and established Li language school.

In the late 1950s, the status of Li language rose rapidly. However, from the anti-local nationalism of 1958 to the end of the "Cultural Revolution" in the past 20 years, the status of Li language plummeted. After the 1980s, with the reform and opening up and the further promotion of Putonghua, Li language has been strongly impacted, the number of people using Li language has been declining, and Li language has gradually shrunk.

Basic introduction:

Li language (Wenli: Hlai) is the national language of Li nationality, belonging to Li branch of Dong-Tai language family. There is no ancient script handed down in Li language, and the intangible spiritual and cultural heritage is mainly preserved by oral circulation in Hainan. 1956 In June, in order to make up for the lack of written language in Li language, the Institute of Minority Languages of China Academy of Social Sciences cooperated with Minzu University of China (now Minzu University of China) and South-Central University for Nationalities.

According to the State Council's instructions, the Ethnic Affairs Committee of Hainan Special Zone and other units conducted a language survey in nine cities and counties where Li people live in Hainan. In February of the following year, the "Wen Li Scheme" (draft) was promulgated with Xunhua as the basic dialect and Baoding Village pronunciation as the standard pronunciation in Baodou Town, Ledong Li Autonomous County.

This is Li's scheme of writing in Latin alphabet. 1984 In September, in order to make Wenli more in line with the actual pronunciation, the Li Language Teaching Group of the Central University for Nationalities and the Li Language Investigation and Research Group of the Institute of Nationalities of China Academy of Social Sciences revised the "Wenli Program" for the first time.

In September 2005, the program was revised again. At present, there are 132 phonetic symbols, including 33 initials and 99 finals. The five tone symbols actually contain 6 tones, and the Shu 1 tone is not marked.