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 yclinclusive code
Individual code:
ysp  Southern Lolopo
Glottolog lolo1259[2]

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 at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Lolopo". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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