Lope language
Loloish language spoken in China
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::summary Loloish language spoken in China ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lope |
| altname | Awu |
| pronunciation | |
| states | China |
| region | Yunnan |
| speakers | 20,000 |
| date | 2002 |
| ref | e18 |
| familycolor | Sino-Tibetan |
| fam2 | Tibeto-Burman |
| fam3 | Lolo–Burmese |
| fam4 | Loloish |
| fam5 | Nisoish |
| fam6 | Southeastern Loloish |
| iso3 | yiu |
| glotto | awuu1235 |
| glottorefname | Southern Awu (Lope) |
| :: |
| name = Lope | altname = Awu | pronunciation = | states = China | region = Yunnan | ethnicity = | speakers = 20,000 | date = 2002 | ref = e18 | familycolor = Sino-Tibetan | fam2 = Tibeto-Burman | fam3 = Lolo–Burmese | fam4 = Loloish | fam5 = Nisoish | fam6 = Southeastern Loloish | iso3 = yiu | glotto = awuu1235 | glottorefname = Southern Awu (Lope)
Awu (), also known as Lope (autonym: **), is a Loloish language of China. Awu is spoken in Luxi, Mile, Luoping, and Shizong counties (Ethnologue). It is closely related to Nisu (Lama 2012).
Northern Awu is a distinct language. Ethnologue lists Northern Awu and Southern Awu as dialects.
YYFC (1983) documents Awu (阿乌) as spoken in Jieyupo, Shemu Village, Dongshan Township (东山公社舍木大队捷雨坡村), Mile County, Yunnan.
References
References
- ''Yunnan Province Ethnic Minority Languages Gazetteer'' (云南省志：少数民族语言文字志), p.30
- Lama, Ziwo Qiu-Fuyuan (2012). ''[https://uta-ir.tdl.org/uta-ir/bitstream/handle/10106/11161/Lama_uta_2502D_11591.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages]''. Ph.D. thesis, University of Texas at Arlington.
- YYFC (Yunnan University for Nationalities and Guiding Committee of Studying and Working on Yunnan Minority Languages 云南民族大学格云南民族语文指导工作委员会编). 1983. 云南彝语方言 词语汇编 [A Collection of Yi Dialects’ Lexicon in Yunnan] (Handwritten Mimeograph).
- "弥勒县东山镇舍木村委会吉雨坡村".
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