Lolopo language

Not to be confused with Lipo language.
Lolopo
Central Yi
Native to China
Ethnicity Yi
Native speakers
570,000 (2002–2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ycl – inclusive code
Individual code:
ysp â€“ Southern Lolopo[3]
Glottolog lolo1259[4]

Lolopo (autonyms: lɔ˨˩lo˧pʰɔ˨˩, lo˧˩lo˧˩pʰo˧˩; Chinese: 倮倮泼; Central Yi) is a Loloish language spoken by half a million Yi people of China. Chinese linguists call it "Central Yi" as well, which one of the six Yi languages recognized by the government of China.

References

  1. ↑ Lolopo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Southern Lolopo[2] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  3. ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  4. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Lolopo". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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