Lope language explained

Lope
Also Known As:Awu
Pronunciation:in Tibetan pronounced as /lo̠˨˩˦pʰɯ̠˨˩/
States:China
Region:Yunnan
Speakers:20,000
Date:2002
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:Tibeto-Burman
Fam3:Lolo–Burmese
Fam4:Loloish
Fam5:Nisoish
Fam6:Southeastern Loloish
Iso3:yiu
Glotto:awuu1235
Glottorefname:Southern Awu (Lope)

Awu, also known as Lope (autonym: pronounced as /lo214 pʰɯ21/[1]), is a Loloish language of China. Awu is spoken in Luxi, Mile, Luoping, and Shizong counties (Ethnologue). It is closely related to Nisu (Lama 2012).[2]

Northern Awu is a distinct language. Ethnologue lists Northern Awu and Southern Awu as dialects.

YYFC (1983)[3] documents Awu (阿乌) as spoken in Jieyupo, Shemu Village, Dongshan Township (东山公社舍木大队捷雨坡村), Mile County, Yunnan.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Yunnan Province Ethnic Minority Languages Gazetteer (云南省志:少数民族语言文字志), p.30
  2. Lama, Ziwo Qiu-Fuyuan (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages. Ph.D. thesis, University of Texas at Arlington.
  3. YYFC (Yunnan University for Nationalities and Guiding Committee of Studying and Working on Yunnan Minority Languages 云南民族大学格云南民族语文指导工作委员会编). 1983. 云南彝语方言 词语汇编 [A Collection of Yi Dialects’ Lexicon in Yunnan] (Handwritten Mimeograph).
  4. Web site: 弥勒县东山镇舍木村委会吉雨坡村 . 2017-09-26 . 2017-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170920093310/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=166794 . dead .