Loloish
The Loloish languages, also known as Yi in China and occasionally Ngwi or Nisoic, are a family of fifty to a hundred Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily in the Yunnan province of China. They are most closely related to Burmese and its relat ...
language of
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
, China. There are 3,000 speakers in Mangdi, Hepai,
Gengma County
Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County () is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48 ...
,
Lincang
Lincang () is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
History
Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty.
On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cance ...
Prefecture, as well as in
Cangyuan County
Cangyuan Va Autonomous County (; Va: ) is under the administration of Lincang City, in the southwest of Yunnan province, China. Wa/Va people are the main inhabitants here. Wa language
Wa (Va) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Wa ...
.
References
*Yang, Cathryn. 2010. ''Lalo regional varieties: Phylogeny, dialectometry, and sociolinguistics''. Melbourne: La Trobe University PhD dissertation. http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au:8080/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.9/153015.
Loloish languages
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