Linguistic Archaeology: Chinese Rivers

Chinese River names
1. Yangtze River
2. Huáng Hé River
3. Mekong River
4. Amur River
5. Brahmaputra River
6. Lishui River
7. Songhua River
8. Haihe River
9. Yulong River
10. Jinsha River
11. Sông Hồng River
12. Reka Argun'
13. Huangpu River
14. Lancang River
15. Jialing River
16. Zhūjiāng River
17. Weihe River
18. Miluo River
19. Xiang River
20. Han River
21. Yalong River
22. Chishui River
23. Qing River


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
14 60%    6 26%     10 43%   6 26%       11 47%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
1    4%     2    8%     0     0%     0   0%       14 60%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
12 52%    3 13%      2    8%     6 26%       4    17%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
16 69%    2   8%       1   4%      3 13%       5   21%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
1    4%     0   0%       1    4%     1    4%       2      8%

Z      %
2    8%


Popularity of use
69% N:
60% G, A, N:
52% H, G, A, N: Han,
47% U, H, G, A, N:
43% I, U, H, G, A, N:
26% L, E, O, I, U, H, G, A, N:Haihe, Huáng Hé, Lancang,
21% S, L, E, O, I, U, H, G, A, N: Lishui, Songhua, Sông Hồng,
17% M, S, L, E, O, I, U, H, G, A, N: Miluo,
13% R, J, M, S, L, E, O, I, U, H, G, A, N: Jinsha, Jialing, Amur,
8% Z, Y, P, K, C, R, J, M, S, L, E, O, I, U, H, G, A, N: Zhūjiāng, Chishui, Reka Argun', Huangpu, Mekong, Yulong, Yangtze, Yalong,
4% T, W, X, Q, B, Z, Y, P, K, C, R, J, M, S, L, E, O, I, U, H, G, A, N: Xiang, Qing, Weihe, Brahmaputra,
0% V, D, F


Conclusion:
Originating in the N linguistic group, the earliest river is at 52% with Han (point of origin for Vietnamese rivers). There is a bandgap from 47%-43%.
A cultural plateau occurs from 26%-21% ending with 100% S linguistic group, then dipping at 17%.
Recovery begins at 13% and there is a Cultural peak at 8% declining down to 4%.