越中跨境民族族称解读

An Explanation of Names for Vietnam-China's Cross-Border Ethnic Groups

越中边境约1450公里,边境两端的少数民族(或部落)虽然被冠与不同的族称,但它们可能曾经是相同民族的组成部分。对这些族称(或部落名称)术语的历史关系的识别必将有助于揭示其文化渊源。文章调查了越南一些部落的名称,并指出其与中国境内一些民族可能的对应关系。这些族称之所以不同,可能源于语言上的历史音变。因此,对这些不同族称的历史关系的识别,将有助于民族语言文化的研究。

Although the ethnic minorities （or tribes） along Vietnam-China＇s 1,450 kilometers border are given different names, they may have been parts of the same ethnic groups. To identify the historical relationship of these ethnic names （tribe names） will help to reveal their cultural origins. Thus this article investigates into the names of some Vietnamese tribes and points out their likely correspondences in China, and then it concludes that the reason for the different names probably lies in the historical sound change of language. Therefore, recognizing the historical relationship of the different ethnic names will help to study ethnic languages andcultures.