34-771: [REDACTED] Look up tsu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tsu may refer to: People [ edit ] Tsu (surname) (Chinese: 祖 ), romanized Zu in Mandarin pinyin Andrew Tsu ( 朱友渔 ; 1885–1986), Chinese Anglican bishop Irene Tsu (born 1944), Chinese American actress Raphael Tsu (born 1931), Chinese American physicist Susan Tsu , American costume designer Characters [ edit ] Tsuyu Asui , from My Hero Academia Places [ edit ] Tin Shui stop ,
68-530: A Japanese aesthetic ideal Tsu (kana) , つ or ツ, one of the syllables of the Japanese hiragana and katakana syllabaries Tsū (social network) , a social networking platform now known as display! The Sunshine Underground , an English indie rock band Taiwan Solidarity Union , a political party in Taiwan Toy Soldiers Unite , an online community and artistic network Trade Services Utility ,
102-1696: A Light Rail stop in Hong Kong Tsu, Mie , a city in Japan Tsu Domain , a Japanese domain of the Edo period Tsu Station , in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan Universities [ edit ] Georgia [ edit ] Tbilisi State University Philippines [ edit ] Tarlac State University Russia [ edit ] Tambov State University Tomsk State University Tula State University Taiwan [ edit ] Taiwan Shoufu University Turkmenistan [ edit ] Turkmen State University , in Ashgabat United States [ edit ] Tarleton State University , in Stephenville, Texas Tennessee State University , in Nashville, Tennessee Texas Southern University , in Houston, Texas Texas State University , in San Marcos, Texas Trinity Southwest University , in Albuquerque, New Mexico Tri-State University , now Trine University, in Angola, Indiana Truman State University , in Kirksville, Missouri Other uses [ edit ] Tsū ,
136-525: A banking initiative Tribal Students Union , a student organisation in Tripura, India Truly Strong Universities , a ranking of Japanese universities Tsou language , an Austronesian language of Taiwan "TSU" (song) , by Drake from his 2021 album Certified Lover Boy Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tsu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
170-442: A central offglide, so that /o/ is pronounced as a diphthong [öə̯] or [ɵə̯] in this environment. The sound /ɨ/ ~ /ʉ/ has been written <x>, possibly the only case in the world of x representing a vowel. The approximants /w/ and /j/ may surface as non-syllabic mid vowels [e̯] and [o̯] , even (for /j/ ) in initial position ( /jo~joskɨ/ [e̯oˈe̯oskɨ] "fishes"; /w/ does not occur in initial position), explaining
204-498: A forbidden consonant cluster (see below). For example, the verb ⫽seʔe-nətəh-a⫽ "to cut with a bolo" takes stress on the syllables ⫽tə⫽ and ⫽ʔe⫽ , and is realized as [sʔenˈtəha] . However, this does not explain all consonant clusters, many of which are lexically determined. The most complex syllable in Tsou is C C V V. Tsou is unusual in the number of consonant clusters that it allows. Homorganic clusters are not allowed, unless one
238-417: A glottal fricative in most environments, but approaches a velar [x] next to the central vowel /ɨ/ , as in /tsaphɨ/ 'palm, sole'. However, the fact that the sequences /hʔ/ and /ʔh/ occur, when no other homorganic sequence is allowed, suggests that /h/ and /ʔ/ may not both be glottal. (Additional evidence that /h/ might best be analyzed as velar is the fact that */kh/ is not found, and that /hk/
272-491: A predicate-initial syntax. Tsou has three main types of questions. Tsou has the following types of clauses: Important function words are: Case markers are as follows, with nominative forms placed before slashes and oblique forms placed after them (Zeitoun 2005:274). The nominative form is given when there are no slashes. Tsou nouns are distinguished from verbs by the presence of case markers and suffixed genitive pronouns, both of which cannot be applied to verbs. Verbs, on
306-403: A third of speakers pronounce it with a lateral release , or before /a/ as a lateral approximant [l] , as in /ɗauja/ [lauja] "maple". Indeed, Tsuchida (1976) transcribed it as a preglottalized lateral, [ˀl] . With a few exceptions, stress is not only predictable, but shifts when suffixes are added to a word. It falls on the penultimate vowel, or on the penultimate mora if a moraic analysis
340-407: Is a nasal consonant, and a maximum of two consonants may occur together, but otherwise about half of possible sequences are known to occur. For example, all non-homorganic sequences starting with /t/ and /ts/ are found. Missing clusters may not be allowed, or may simply be accidental gaps due to limited knowledge of the lexicon. In clusters of oral stops , both have an audible release burst. This
374-401: Is adopted. That is, a final heavy syllable (double vowel) receives stress ( [eˈmoo] "house"); otherwise, stress falls on the penultimate syllable ( [oˈkosi] "his child"). Additional stress falls in a trochaic pattern: Every other light syllable (single vowel) also receives stress. Unstressed vowels are deleted, except at word boundaries (initial or final vowel) and unless doing so would create
SECTION 10
#1732852284525408-599: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Tsou language Tsou ( Cou ) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tsou people of Taiwan . Tsou is a threatened language; however, this status is uncertain. Its speakers are located in the west-central mountains southeast of the Chiayi / Alishan area in Taiwan. The name Tsou literally means "person", from Proto-Austronesian *Cau through regular sound changes. It
442-658: Is located in Hsinyi/Xinyi Township , Nantou County . Both the native Tsou names and Chinese names are given. Tapangʉ (Tapaŋʉ) Tfuya (Tfuya) Duhtu (Luhtu) Iimucu – extinct The description of Tsou phonology below is from Wright & Ladefoged (1994). Tsou has six vowels, /i ɨ u e o ɑ/ . Vowel sequences occur, including sequences of like vowels ( /ii/ /uu/ /ee/ etc.), but these are separate moras rather than long vowels or diphthongs. Vowels, especially back vowels, are centralized when flanked by voiceless alveolar consonants ( /t, ts, s/ ). This may involve
476-458: Is only found medially, in the single known word /kuhku/ "fox".) The voiceless sibilants, /ts/ and /s/ , are palatalized to [tʃ] and [ʃ] before the front vowels /i/ and /e/ . However, the voiced sibilant /z/ is not affected by this environment. The implosives /ɓ/ and /ɗ/ are uncommon. Both may be glottalized ( [ʔɓ], [ʔɗ] or maybe [ʔb], [ʔd] ) in intervocalic position. In addition, alveolar /ɗ/ has some unusual allophony : About
510-688: Is romanized Tsu in Wade–Giles . It is listed 249th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames . It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China. Notable people [ edit ] Zu Ti ( 祖逖 ; 266–321), celebrated Eastern Jin general Zu Yue ( 祖約 ; died 330), Eastern Jin general, younger brother of Zu Ti Zu Chongzhi (429–500), Liu Song dynasty mathematician and astronomer Zu Gengzhi (450? – 520?), mathematician, son of Zu Chongzhi Zu Ting (6th century), scholar-official of
544-622: Is therefore cognate with the name of the Thao . Tsou has traditionally been considered part of a Tsouic branch of Austronesian. However, several recent classifications, such as Chang (2006) and Ross (2009) dispute the Tsouic branch, with Tsou more divergent than the other two languages, Kanakanabu and Saaroa. Tsou does not have much dialectal variation. There are four recorded dialects: Tapangʉ, Tfuya, Duhtu and Iimcu, of which Tapangʉ and Tfuya are still spoken. Iimcu has not been well described. The grammar of
578-435: Is true even between vowels, an environment where the first stop has no audible release in most languages, supporting an analysis of these clusters as part of the syllable onset , with no syllable codas occurring in the language. Stops, oral or nasal, may or may not have a release burst before a nasal stop, depending on the speaker. The initial clusters /hp, ht, hʔ/ are unusual cross-linguistically. The spectrum shows that
612-404: Is when children get to sing Tsou folk songs in kindergarten and continue to become exposed to other cultural programs through elementary school. People are relying heavily on these kids to keep the language, music, and culture alive. There are programs for elementary and middle school kids to learn the language. Community members are very willing to get involved with events. It is difficult to teach
646-1047: The Northern Qi dynasty Zu Xiaosun (6th – 7th century), Sui and Tang dynasty musician Zu Yong (699–746?), Tang dynasty poet Zu Dashou (died 1656), Ming dynasty general who surrendered to the Qing Zu Zhiwang ( 祖之望 ; 1754–1813), Qing dynasty Governor of Hunan and Shandong provinces John B. Tsu (1924–2005), Chinese academic and lobbyist for Asians in the United States Jidi or Zu Yale (born 1983), cartoonist and illustrator References [ edit ] ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue . Retrieved 2014-09-16 . ^ "中国最新300大姓排名（2008）" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06 . Retrieved 2014-09-18 . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
680-516: The surname Zu . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zu_(surname)&oldid=1001821927 " Categories : Surnames Chinese-language surnames Individual Chinese surnames Hidden categories: CS1 Chinese-language sources (zh) Articles with short description Short description
714-476: The Tsou language makes more extensive use of auxiliary verbs. For instance, there are no temporal/aspectual distinctions, separate markings for imperatives, and stative/dynamic distinctions. Nevertheless, Tsou still preserves the causative poa- (allomorphs: p-, pa- ). Tsou auxiliary verbs can carry temporal/aspectual and modal information as well as voice. They are marked for the following voices: These auxiliary verbs can be divided into three classes: Tsou has
SECTION 20
#1732852284525748-550: The following aspectual suffixes: The personal pronouns below are from the Tfuya dialect of Tsou, and are sourced from Zeitoun (2005:265). Note that third-person pronouns are distinguished between those that are visible or non-visible. Tfuya Tsou numerals are: Tens are derived with the circumfix (confix) m- -hʉ . There is also a u/ʉ vowel harmony phenomenon. These people live in the mountainous areas because dominating colonizers were in Taiwan for over 380 years. Outsiders have killed
782-577: The 💕 (Redirected from Tsu (surname) ) Not to be confused with Zhu (surname) . Zu (祖) [REDACTED] Pronunciation Zǔ (Mandarin) Language(s) Chinese Origin Language(s) Old Chinese Other names Variant form(s) Tsu Zu is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 祖 in Chinese character . It
816-576: The indigenous people, burned villages, and forced them to move as the colonizers claimed more and more spaces. Some such colonizers were the Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese. The outside rulers imposed their own education systems on the indigenous people, but the most notable influence came from the Kuomintang era, where Taiwanese people were forced to use Mandarin and where children were punished at school if they used their own indigenous language. This forced
850-408: The language because there is a lack of good teaching materials. Schools do not make learning the indigenous language a priority because if an event deemed more important occurs, teachers are likely to put off the language lesson. In addition, students have to worry about studying English , Mandarin, and entrance exam materials, so time is limited and the ethnic language is not a priority in the minds of
884-433: The language is not getting passed down to future generations. One survey from 1999 found that only 9% of the indigenous children could speak their native language, and most children preferred to use Mandarin, which is the official Taiwan language. Tsou is mostly used by community elders in ceremonies and certain gatherings. Unfortunately, since the parents are not fluent and do not view the language as practical for children,
918-462: The language is rarely spoken at home. The language is found more in school settings where children attend cultural learning programs. The Tsou language is recognized by the government. The government has allocated money dedicated to bring language programs to elementary and junior high schools, but the funds are sometimes inconsistent, which negatively affects the programs. It helped that the Martial law
952-511: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsu&oldid=1215211557 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tsu (surname) From Misplaced Pages,
986-421: The original Taiwanese people to give up their language in order to survive in the new, imposed environment. Due to globalization, people are always in search of finding better lives if they're not completely happy, and young people are leaving the villages and looking for jobs in big cities. Because of this, children are not using the language and are not getting exposed to the culture as frequently, which means
1020-714: The other hand, have elaborate voice marking. Adjectives and certain adverbs actually function as verbs, since they also undergo voice inflection and are placed at the same positions within clauses as verbs (i.e., predicate-initial). Tsou is unique for not having any preposition-like elements, instead using nouns or verbs to express these notions. Main verbs can take on four types of voices, the actor voice and three undergoer voices, which are marked by suffixes. Tsou verbs can be divided into five major classes (I, II, III-1, III-2, IV, V-1, V-2) based on morphological alternations (Zeitoun 2005:285). Tsou verbs do not have as many morphological distinctions as other Formosan languages do, since
1054-555: The other three dialects is nearly identical, and phonological variation is marginal: In certain environments, Tapangʉ /i/ corresponds to Tfuya and Duhtu /z/ or /iz/ , and Duhtu had /r/ for Tfuya and Tapangʉ /j/ (Actually, older speakers had been recorded to vary between [ɹ] and [j] , but at that point the dialect was moribund.). Tsou is spoken in the following villages: All of the villages are located in Alishan Township , Chiayi County except for Mamahavana (Jiumei), which
Tsu - Misplaced Pages Continue
1088-562: The spelling Tfuea ( /tfuja/ ) for the name of the dialect. However, stress assignment ( [ˈtfue̯a] ) and restrictions on consonant clusters (see stress and phonotactics below) demonstrate that they behave as consonants. The plosives are not aspirated . Phonetically aspirated stops are actually sequences of stop plus /h/ , as can be seen by the fact that they cannot cluster with a third consonant (see phonotactics below), and by morphological alternations such as /phini/ ~ /mhini/ "to trade". According to spectrum analysis , /h/ appears to be
1122-502: The tongue moves towards an alveolar articulation during the /h/ of /ht/ , demonstrating that it is not articulated as a velar. The initial clusters /pʔ/ and /tʔ/ are sometimes realized as two released stops, but sometimes with a single release, resembling ejective consonants in other languages. ( /kʔ/ is again notably missing, except intervocalically, despite the fact that [kʼ] is the most common ejective cross-linguistically.) Like most other Austronesian languages , Tsou displays
1156-404: Was lifted in 1987 and that people could freely speak their native languages again, however, so many other dominant languages were used that several native indigenous languages disappeared. The elders care about their language and worry that it may not survive in the future, so they welcome any help linguists may provide. In addition, the community has programs to maintain the language. One example
#524475