Situ language
Situ is a Rgyalrong language spoken in Sichuan, China. The name "Situ", literally "four Tusi", comes from a historical name of the Ma'erkang region.Distribution
Gates lists the following locations where Zbu is spoken. It is spoken by over 35,000-40,000 people in 57 villages.
- southern half of Ma’ěrkāng/'Bar-kams County
- *Zhuókèjī, Mǎ’ěrkāng/'Bar-kams, and Sōnggǎng/rDzong-'gag Towns, including surrounding villages
- *Sūomò/Somang and Báiwān/Brag-bar Townships
- *Báiwān/Brag-bar and Dǎngbà/Dam-pa Townships
- Jīnchuān/Chu-chen County
- *Jímù/Kye-mo Township
- *possibly also Kǎlājiǎo and Sāwǎjiǎo Townships
- northwestern Li County, Sichuan
- southernmost Hóngyuán County
Dialects
Gates lists 7 dialects of Situ.
- Jiaomuzu Township 脚木足乡, western Barkam County
- Jimu Township 集木乡, Jinchuan County
- Dangba Township 党坝乡, southwestern Barkam County
- Bawang-Songgang Townships 巴旺乡-松岗镇, west-central Barkam County
- Ben Town 本镇, central Barkam County
- Zhuokeji Town 卓克基镇, central Barkam County
- Suomo Township 梭磨乡, eastern Barkam County
Grammar
Data adapted from Lin. Columns indicate the patient, and rows the agent. For example, the item tə-no-n in row "2sg" and column "3" means "you drive him/her/it/them.two/them".
| 1sg | 1du | 1pl | 2sg | 2du | 2pl | 3 |
| 1sg | | | | ta-no | ta-no-ntʃ | ta-no-ɲ | no-ŋ |
| 1du | | | | ta-no | ta-no-ntʃ | ta-no-ɲ | no-tʃ |
| 1pl | | | | ta-no | ta-no-ntʃ | ta-no-ɲ | no-i |
| 2sg | kə-w-no-ŋ | kə-w-no-tʃ | kə-w-no-i | | | | tə-no-n |
| 2du | kə-w-no-ŋ | kə-w-no-tʃ | kə-w-no-i | | | | tə-no-ntʃ |
| 2pl | kə-w-no-ŋ | kə-w-no-tʃ | kə-w-no-i | | | | tə-no-ɲ |
| 3sg | wə-no-ŋ | wə-no-tʃ | wə-no-i | tə-w-no | tə-w-no-ntʃ | tə-w-no-ɲ | no-u |
| 3du | wə-no-ŋ | wə-no-tʃ | wə-no-i | tə-w-no | tə-w-no-ntʃ | tə-w-no-ɲ | no-ntʃ |
| 3pl | wə-no-ŋ | wə-no-tʃ | wə-no-i | tə-w-no | tə-w-no-ntʃ | tə-w-no-ɲ | no-ɲ |
