Mair on pu'er / bolei

[wyardley]

Mair on pu'er / bolei

by wyardley » Aug 8th, '11, 14:48

Another tea related post on Language Log; this time about the pronunciation of 洱 in Cantonese (yi vs. nei vs. lei).

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3344

[brandon]

Re: Mair on pu'er / bolei

by brandon » Aug 8th, '11, 15:46

FWIW, I've heard "bo'lei" from folks well into their 50's in Chinatown.
I am not sure how back this goes.

But I hope Mair keeps it up.

[TIM]

Re: Mair on pu'er / bolei

by TIM » Aug 8th, '11, 17:36

FWIW, I've heard "bo'lei" from folks well into their 50's in Chinatown.
I am not sure how back this goes.

But I hope Mair keeps it up.

Learning Cantanese thru tea drinking is FUN!