Amu () is a Southern

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, China. Yang Meiqiong (2014) contains a vocabulary and phrase list of Amu transcribed using Hani orthography.

Distribution

In Mojiang County, Amu is spoken by a total of 7,050 people in the following townships (Yang & Zhang 2010:9). *Sinanjiang Township 泗南江乡 (4,001 persons), with more than half of all Amu living in Qian'gang Village 千岗村 and Ganba Village 干坝村 according to Yang (2014:1). *Longtan Township 龙潭乡 (998 persons) *Baliu Township 坝溜乡 (945 persons) *Yayi Township 雅邑乡 (451 persons) *Wenwu Township 文武乡 (125 persons)

References

*Yang Hong ��洪 Zhang Hong ��红 2010. ''Demographics and current situations of Hani subgroups in Mojiang County'' ��江哈尼族自治县哈尼支系与人口现状调查研究 Journal of Honghe University ��河学院学报 Vol. 8, No. 3. Jun. 2010. *Yang Meiqiong ��美琼 2014. ''Wenhua shiying yu shehui bianqian - Mojiang Hanizu Amu zhixi wenhua shizheng'' ��化适应于社会变迁-墨江哈尼族阿木支系文化实证 Kunming: Yunnan Arts Press ��南美朮出版社 *You Weiqiong ��伟琼 2013. ''Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan'' ��南民族识别研究 Beijing: Nationalities Press ��族出版社 Southern Loloish languages Languages of Yunnan {{st-lang-stub