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Influences of Chinese on the Phonology and Lexicon of Salar and Western Yugur from the Perspective of Language Contact

Dil Teması Bağlamında Çincenin Salar ve Batı Yugur Dillerinin Fonolojisi ve Sözcük Dağarcığı Üzerindeki Etkileri

Tingnan Ma(Qinghai Minzu University)0009-0004-3623-8333
Pages
19–32
Publication Date
2026-06-30
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Taking the shared Chinese loanwords in the two languages as a starting point, this paper adopts descriptive and comparative approaches to examine the common influences of Chinese on Salar and Western Yugur, focusing on their phonological and lexical changes.

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Objective & Hypothesis:As a multi-ethnic contact zone on the Northwest Ethnic Corridor, the Gansu-Qinghai area has witnessed long-term ethnic coexistence and frequent language contact.
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Key Findings & Data:The Salar and Western Yugur peoples differ in ethnic origin and have settled in this region for only several hundred years.
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Conclusion & Impact:Taking the shared Chinese loanwords in the two languages as a starting point, this paper adopts descriptive and comparative approaches to examine the common influences of Chinese on Salar and Western Yugur, focusing on their phonological and lexical changes.
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⚙️Variables:撒拉语 · 西部裕固语 · 语言接触与变化

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As a multi-ethnic contact zone on the Northwest Ethnic Corridor, the Gansu-Qinghai area has witnessed long-term ethnic coexistence and frequent language contact. The Salar and Western Yugur peoples differ in ethnic origin and have settled in this region for only several hundred years. Salar and Western Yugur are Turkic languages endemic to Gansu and Qinghai provinces in China. Prolonged language contact has led both languages to absorb a large number of Chinese loanwords, bringing about systematic changes in their linguistic structures. Taking the shared Chinese loanwords in the two languages as a starting point, this paper adopts descriptive and comparative approaches to examine the common influences of Chinese on Salar and Western Yugur, focusing on their phonological and lexical changes.

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Kuzeybatı Çin’in etnik koridoru olan Gansu-Qinghai yöresi, farklı halkların asırlardır bir arada yaşayıp kültürel bütünleşme yaşadığı örnek bir coğrafyadır. Bölgede diller arası etkileşim tarihsel olarak yaygındır. Kökenleri farklı olan Salar ve Batı Yugur toplulukları sadece birkaç yüzyıl önce bu topraklara göç etmiş, konuştukları diller Çin’in Gansu ve Qinghai illerine özgü Türk dilleri grubuna aittir. Uzun süreli dilsel etkileşim neticesinde her iki dile çok sayıda Çince ödünç kelime girmiş ve bunun sonucunda dil yapılarında değişiklikler meydana gelmiştir. Bu çalışma, ortak Çince ödünç kelimelerinden yola çıkarak karşılaştırmalı inceleme gerçekleştirir ve fonoloji ile sözcük yapısı ekseninde Çincenin her iki dile bıraktığı ortak etkileri araştırır.

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Ma, T. (2026). Influences of Chinese on the Phonology and Lexicon of Salar and Western Yugur from the Perspective of Language Contact. International Journal of Old Uyghur Studies, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 19–32. https://doi.org/10.46614/ijous.1961834

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