Kuamasi language explained

Kuamasi
Region:Yunnan
States:China
Speakers:1,000
Date:2011
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:(Tibeto-Burman)
Fam3:Lolo–Burmese
Fam4:Loloish
Fam5:Lisoish
Fam6:Lalo–Lavu
Fam7:Taloid
Fam8:Heqing Yi
Iso3:yku
Glotto:kuam1234
Glottorefname:Kuamasi

Kuamasi (pronounced as /kʰua33 ma33 sɨ55/; ; Songping Yi 松坪彝) is a recently discovered Loloish language of Heqing County, Yunnan, China. They are known by the Kua-nsi as pronounced as /kʰua33 ma33 sɨ55/. The Kuamasi are found in Matang 麻塘,[1] Songping Village 松坪村, Liuhe Township 六合乡, Heqing County (Castro, et al. 2010).[2] A Loloish language spoken in Daying Village 大营村,[3] Songgui Town 松桂镇 is also likely closely related to Kuamasi (Castro 2010:23).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=132341
  2. Andy Castro, Brian Crook, Royce Flaming. 2010. A sociolinguistic survey of Kua-nsi and related Yi varieties in Heqing county, Yunnan province, China. SIL International.
  3. http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=114838