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Lingling (Chinese: Linghua 伶话 Línghuà or Lingling hua; Lingling: liŋ55 va33) is an unclassified mixed Chinese dialect. It is spoken by 20,000 ethnic Miao in Longsheng County, Guangxi. It is only spoken within the community; with outsiders, Southwestern Mandarin is spoken.

He (2009) covers the Linghua dialect of Taiping (太平村), Pingdeng Township (平等乡), Longsheng County, Guangxi.

A description of the Taipingtang 太平塘村 dialect of Linghua can be found in Wang (2014).

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

/i, a, ɔ, u, y, ə/

Vocabulary

This section lists sample vocabulary in Linghua from Wang (2014). Translated English glosses have also been provided.

Pronouns

Numerals

Nature

Body parts

References

1. ^ Wang, Fushi 王辅世 (2014). "Guangxi Longsheng Linghua jilüe 广西龙胜伶话记略". Wang Fushi yuyan yanjiu wenji 王辅世语言研究文集. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (China). ISBN 978-7-5097-5966-0. (Originally published in Fangyan 方言 1979(2):137-141; 1979(3):231-240)

• He Danpeng . 2009. 廣西龍勝伶話語音的歷史層次研究 . Ph.D. dissertation. City University of Hong Kong.
• Ming studies, 34–35:55, University of Minnesota, 1990

• Chinese-based pidgins and creoles
• Languages of Guangxi
• Hmongic languages
• Mixed languages