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[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 is 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. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Lolopo". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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