Sui

The Sui language is a Kam–Sui language spoken by the Sui people of Guizhou province in China. According to Ethnologue, it was spoken by around 300,000 people in 2007. Sui is also unique for its rich inventory of consonants, with the Sandong (三洞) dialect having as many as 70 consonants. The language also has its own script, known as "Shuishu" (水書) in Chinese, which is used for ritual purposes. Some regionally atypical features of the Sui language include voiceless nasals (hm, hn), palatal stops, postvelar stops, prenasalized stops (mb, nd), and pre-glottalized stops and nasals (i.e. ). Dialects China The Sui language is divided into three dialects with minor differences (Wei & Edmondson 2008). Sandong 三洞, spoken by 90% of Sui speakers. Sandu Shui Autonomous County: Sāndòng 三洞, Shǔilóng 水龙, Zhōnghé 中和, Miáocǎo 苗草, Bàjiē 坝街, Jiǎdǎo 甲倒, Shíqí 石奇, Jiāróng 佳荣, Héngfēng 恒丰, Zhōuqín 周覃, Jiǔqiān 九仟, Tángzhōu 塘州, Yángméng 阳蒙 Libo County: Yáoqìng 瑶庆 Dushan County: Wēnquán 温泉 (Tiānxīng 天星) Rongjiang County Congjiang County Yang'an 阳安 Sandu Shui Autonomous County: Yáng'ān 阳安, Yángluò 羊洛, Línqiáo 林桥 Dushan County: Dǒngmiǎo 董渺 Pandong 潘洞 Duyun City: Pāndòng 潘洞 Dushan County: Wēngtái 翁台