The Research Of Bunu Language

Bunu language belongs to Miao branch of Miaoyao sub-family of Sino-Tibetan family. It is mainly divided into three dialects, that's, Bunu dialect, Baonao dialect, Numao dialect. The language in dialect is in close relations of the self-calling of Bunuyao's each place. A branch unit is a dialect group. The name of the dialect often regards the self-calling of dialect group as the dialect code. But such division is weighed and fixed according to the actual conditions of the whole distribution of Bunu language. And it's still very difficult to accomplish very accurate division. Because Bunu language is very complicated, the difference within each dialect is not very great. But there is greater difference between dialects. Some can understand when they speak. Some can communicate after familiarity with each other for some time. Such as the speakers of Baonao dialect and the speakers of Bunu dialect of Bunuyao(Dongnuo) branch can communicate with each other after this two different dialect speakers are familiar with each other for some time. So do the speakers of Numao dialect and so do the speakers of Bunuyao, Bunu and so on. This thesis mainly researches the sound and word system. Namely, LongguanBunu language as the focal point and relate to every dialect, it describes and analyzes the phonology of Bunu language from synchronic perspective and then researches the word system of Bunu language. This thesis includes six chapters as follows:Chapter1is introduction. It introduces Bunuyao's cultural and ecological environment, Such as the geography and the population distribution, the historical retrospect and the achievement about the research of Bunu language and introduces the research approaches and the value of this study. It clarifies the material source of this thesis.Chapter2is the historical origin of Bunuyao and Han nationality.Chapter3is the characteristics and the phonemic system of Bunu language.Chapter4is the phonology research of Bunu language, including the research of the initial consonant, the vowels of syllable and the tone. It explores the law which consists of the initial consonant, the vowels of syllable and the tone. It analyzes the category and characteristic of tone and analyzes the correspondence relation of tone of Chinese borrowing word in Bunu language. Meanwhile, it carries out the tone experiment research of Bunu language.Chapter5is the word research of Bunu language. It's mainly divided into five parts. Part1is the phonetic characteristic of Bunu language, including syllable characteristic and the homophonic relationship of the words, and including the relationship which consists of the phonology and the meaning of the compound word. Part2is the morpheme, the word and the group of Bunu language. It includes the combination of the morpheme,th e root, the affix and the compound affix, that's, the combination law of syllable structure and the empty-full affix, and includes the characteristic of word, the forms of word and the difference between the word and the group. Part3is the category of word, including basic vocabulary, common vocabulary and the other categories of today's Bunu language. Part4is the combination forms of words, including the phonetic forms of word, namely, the combination forms of the monosyllable, the multisyllable, the reduplication, the non-reduplication and the morphemes(single-morpheme word and compound word). Part5is the vocabulary category gathering of today's Bunu language.Chapter6is the conclusion. It summarizes and concludes the research achievements and puts forward some questions and disadvantages to need further investigating.