Motang language explained

Motang
States:China
Ethnicity:Yi
Speakers:6
Date:2015
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:Lolo-Burmese
Fam3:Mondzish
Iso3:none
Glotto:none

Motang (autonym: pronounced as /mo21 ta21 saŋ51/) is a highly endangered Lolo-Burmese language with six speakers in Longtan 龙潭 village, Heizhiguo Township 黑支果乡, Guangnan County, Yunnan, China.[1] [2] It is spoken in only one village. Motang and Mauphu are closely related languages.

Notes and References

  1. Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. Motang audio word list.
  2. http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=213862 广南县黑支果乡龙滩村委会龙滩自然村