Researchon Ruka Dongba writing
Zhong Yaoping, Ph.D. candidate, Southwest University; is a teacher in Chongqing Jiaotong University.
He Shurong. Principal of Yunnan province Diqing city Dongba school
He shukun, Dongba of Yunnan province Diqing city Dongba school
Ruka is a branch of the Naxi nationality in Yunnan, also known as “Ruoke”, “Ruanke”. Ruka Dongba writing which used by Ruka residents are different from with the common Naxi Dongba writing. Mr. Li Lincan, Mr. He Zhiwu and Mr. Wang Yuanlu had do some research about Ruka Dongba writing, but the materials are only from Shangrila county Luoji township. The new Ruka Dongba writing—from Baidi Wushuwan village—are introduced in this paper, there are 93 new words are founded. Through the comparison study with Luoji Ruka Dongba writing , Baidi Ruka Dongba writing have more word-formation forms. This Ruka Dongba writing has had six kind of word-formation forms, and the pictographic character occupied the overwhelming superiority.
