壮语地名中的壮语与汉语——壮语地名的语言文化研究之四

壮语地名有壮语和汉语两部分,其关系有以下三种:有壮语有汉语,汉语和壮语有对译关系;有壮语有汉语,汉语和壮语没有对译关系;有汉语,但是没有壮语。书写壮语地名的方块字有的本身就是汉字,即使不是汉字,也会向汉字系统靠拢。壮语地名有转化为汉语的趋势。

The Zhuang elements and the Sinitic elements in the geographical names of Zhuang language The linguistic and cultural research on the geographical names of Zhuang language Ⅳ

The geographical names of Zhuang language consist in two parts :the elements of Zhuang language and of Sinitic language.There are 3 types of relationships between them:1.Both the Zhuang elements and the Sinitic elements are contained in one name and they can be translated into each other;2.Both the Zhuang elements and the Sinitic elements are contained but they can not be translated into each other;3.only the Sinitic elements is contained,without the Zhuang elements.Some of the written characters of the Zhuang geographical names are recorded in Sinograms.Even though some are not Sinograms,they look similar to the Chinese character system.There is a tendency that the geographical names of Zhuang language may turn into Chinese in the future.