Lope language
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Lope | |
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Awu | |
Pronunciation | [lo̠˨˩˧phɯ̠˨˩] |
Native to | China |
Region | Yunnan |
Native speakers
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20,000 (2002)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yiu |
Glottolog | awuu1235 [2] |
Awu (Chinese: 阿务), also known as Lope (autonym: lo˨˩˧pʰɯ˨˩), is a Loloish language of China. Awu is spoken in Luxi, Mile, Luoping, and Shizong counties (Ethnologue).
Northern Awu is a distinct language. Ethnologue lists Northern Awu and Southern Awu as dialects.
References[edit]
- ^ Lope at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Awu". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.