Tujia Language in Zhangjiajie
The Tujia people originally had their own language, but with social development and population movement, it gradually became sinicized. Today, in some remote Tujia villages in Zhangjiajie, a small number of Tujia people still use this language and can cry-marry and sing folk songs in Tujia. I. Greetings: 1. Please come in: "Enqie." 2. Have a seat: "La/Weng."
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The Tujia people originally had their own language, but with social development and population mobility, their language gradually became sinicized. At present, in some remote Tujia mountain villages in Zhangjiajie, a small number of Tujia people still use this language and can cry marriage and sing mountain songs in Tujia.
I. Greeting Expressions
1. Please come in: "En qie"
2. Sit for a while: "La/weng."
3. Good, good!: "Cha,/cha!"
4. Let me ask you something: "E a/ni/sa/la/si/ye."
5. You sit for a while: "Ni/lan/weng"
6. Eat fish: "Song/ga"
7. I want to go back now: "E a/song ke hu."
8. Goodbye: "Qing nie/yi!"
II. Greetings
1. Hello!: "Ni/Cha."
2. Good morning!: "Zao Gu Die/Cha!"
3. I am a Tujia girl: "E A/Bi Zi Ka/Ma Ma."
4. You are Han Chinese: "Ni/Pa Ka."
5. How are you?: "Ni/Cha?"
6. I am very well.: "E A/Cha Di Cha Ga."
7. How are you now?: "Ni/Mu Lan/Qing Mo Nan?"
III. Numerals
1. One: "La"
2. Two: "Nie"
3. Three: "Suo"
4. Four: "Re"
5. Five: "Weng"
6. Six: "Wo"
7. Seven: "Ni"
8. Eight: "Ye"
9. Nine: "Ge"
10. Ten: "Hei"
11 items, eleven: "La/Hei/La/Bu"
12 items, twelve: "La/Hei/Nie/Bu"