Akeu language

Akeu
Chepya
Native to China, Burma, Laos
Native speakers
 ca. 14,000 (1996–2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
aeu â€“ Akeu
ycp â€“ Chepya
Glottolog akeu1235  (Akeu)[2]
chep1243  (Chepya)[3]

Akeu and Chepya are a Loloish language mainly of China, with smaller numbers in Burma, Laos, and Thailand.

Distribution

Akeu (Ake 阿克; autonym: Gouke 勾克) is spoken in the following locations of Yunnan (You 2013:172).[4] The Akeu migrated from Mojiang County to the Sipsongpanna area 8 generations ago (about 300 years ago).

References

  1. ↑ Akeu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Chepya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Akeu". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Chepya". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  4. ↑ You Weiqiong [尤伟琼]. 2013. Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan [云南民族识别研究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社].


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