Akeu language

Akeu
Chepya
Native to	China, Burma, Laos
Native speakers	ca. 14,000 (1996–2007)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Hanoish Hanoid Akeu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: aeu – Akeu ycp – 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).

• Ganlanba 橄榄坝, Menghan District 勐罕区, Jinghong City
• Menglong District 勐竜区, Jinghong City
• Sanda Township 三达乡, Jinghong City
• Menghai County 勐海县, Yiwu County 易武县

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].