List of lesser-known Loloish languages

List of lesser-known Loloish languages

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Ethnolinguistic group	Population	Linguistic affiliation	Locations

A Che 阿车	35,000	Southern Yi (ISO 639-3: yif)	Shuangbai County (pop. 23,000) and Yimen County (pop.

Adu 阿笃	6,500+	Form of Chinese similar to the Dajie District dialect of Jiangchuan County, and the Zijun dialect of Kunming	Huaning County (pop. 3,500) in Songzichang 松子厂, Xinzhai 新寨, Douju 斗居, and Chengmentong 城门同; Haikou District 海口镇 in Chengjiang County (pop.

Aling 阿灵	5,500	Eastern Yi; similar to Da Hei Neisu and Xiao Hei Neisu	Shizong County (pop. 5,600) in Yimai 矣麦, Faza 法杂, Chezhai 扯寨, Musheluo 木舍落/木舌落, Yinie 矣捏, Yijia 遗甲, Shugandian 束干甸/束米甸, and Dashao 大哨; Longhai Mountains of Luliang County (pop.

Alu 阿鲁 (Luwu 鲁乌, Luowu 倮乌)	5,500 (China); 1,407 (Laos)	Southern Yi	Hama Village 哈马, Huangcaoling Township 黄草岭乡, Yuanyang County; Laojizhai Township 老集寨乡, Jinping County; possibly Simao Prefecture, Jiangcheng County (people also called Alu); Gnot-Ou District, Phongsali Province, Laos.

Apu 阿普	2,500	Unclassified	Western Ma'andi Township 马鞍底乡, Jinping County. Also known as Bokho, po˨˩kʰo˥

Ati 阿梯	12,600 (1999)	Southeastern Yi	Huaning County; smaller numbers also in Jianshui County

Awu 阿邬	unclassified	Xiaopingzi 小坪子, Daping Township 大坪乡, Yuanyang County

Awu, Northern 阿乌(北)	3,500	Northern Yi, related to Xiaoliangshan Nosu, Talu, Liwu, Tagu, and Naza	Peiyuan 培元村, Shuiping 水坪村, and Yongle 永乐村 Villages of Da'an Township 大安彝族纳西族乡, Yongsheng County

Ayizi 阿夷子 (Ge)	426 (1986)	Eastern Yi or Southeastern Yi? (ISO 639-3: yyz)	Shilin County: Aimailongcun Village 爱买龙, Beidacun Township 北大村乡; also in Banqiao Township 板桥乡, and other parts of Beidacun 北大村乡

Azong 阿宗	1,000	Southern Yi or Western Yi?	Jiangcheng County

Bubeng 布崩	100	Southern	Spoken in Mengla County by 15 households, near the Khabit area (You 2013:173)

Budo 布度	10,000+	Bi-Ka branch, closely related to Biyo and Kado; people classified as Hani	Ailao Mountains 哀牢山, Mojiang County and Yuanjiang County; possibly also Xinping County

Chesu 车苏	6,600	Southern Yi, similar to Lesu; the Chesu claim that their language is not a Yi language (ISO 639-3: ych)	Southern Shuangbai County, northern Xinping County. Ethnologue also lists Eshan County.

Daizhan 带占	11,600	Southeastern Yi, related to Puwa, Digao, Asahei, Ani, and Labapo	Beige Township 碑格乡, Kaiyuan County. Phowa according to Pelkey (2011).

Depo 得颇 (Adou[puo], Gan Yi)	6,000	Eastern Nasu?	Panzhihua, Sichuan

Doupo 都泼	600+	Eastern Nasu?	Mafang Village 马房, Fumin County (pop. 400), Guanshanchang Village 官山场, Qinglong Township 青龙镇, Anning County (pop.

Duota 多它	11,000+	Southern Yi or Northern Yi?; speakers variously classified as Yi and Hani	Mojiang County, Yuanjiang County

Enipu 厄尼蒲	16,000+	Lolopo	Nanjian County (pop. 11,000): Wanubu 瓦怒卜, Baishajing 白沙井, and Laojiaku 老家库 Villages of Xinmin Township 新民, and Ertaipo 二台坡 Villages, Langcang Township 浪沧乡; Weishan County (pop.

Gaiji 改积	30,000	Western Yi	Central Yun County

Gaisu, Southern 改苏(南) (Bailili, Luozu)	35,000	Southern Yi	Eastern Kaiyuan County (pop. 35,000); small portion of Gejiu County (pop. 1,400)

Gaisu, Western 改苏(西) (Luoren)	1,000	Western Yi?	Northeastern Yongde County; possibly in Myanmar

Gepo, Western 葛泼(西)	6,500	Western Yi?	Liuhe Township 六合彝族乡, Heqing County

Gese 葛色	12,000	Eastern Yi; most of their neighbors speak Central Yi and Western Yi languages	Lufeng County: Eastern Tuo'an Township 妥安乡, Southern Gaofeng Township 高峰乡

Gesu 葛苏	12,000	Central Yi?	Dayao County, Wuding County

Gouzou 构邹	4,000	Eastern Yi	Weining County, Guizhou

Guaigun 乖滚	400	Southern Yi or Southeastern Yi?; unclassified	Southern Zhenyuan County: Tianba 田坝村, Sanhe/Santai 三合村/三台村, Lianhe 联合村, and Minjiang 民江村 of Tianba Township 田坝乡. Guaigun is now extinct.

Guopu 果铺 (Guoluo)	16,900	Eastern Yi	Weining County, in the Wumeng Mountains

Labapo 腊拔泼	6,400 (1999)	Southeastern Yi; classified as Aza	Kaiyuan County: more than 20 villages in Beige 碑格乡 and Dazhuang 大庄回族乡 Townships. Phowa according to Pelkey (2011).

Lagou 腊勾	8,000+	Same as Nasu?; former slaves of the Nasu people	Weining County (pop. 6,000+), Yiliang County of Zhaotong Prefecture (pop. 2000)

Laka 腊卡	6,000+	Same as Naluo?; subgroup of the Naluo people	Wuding County

Lami 腊米	100,000	Western Yi; mostly classified as Yi, some as Hani	Yuanyang County (in Habo 哈播村), Pu'er County, 5 other counties; northern Vietnam

Laopang 劳旁	12,000	Lahu?	Yongde or Yongkang; northern Myanmar

Laowu 老乌	6,300 (1999)	Southern Yi	Western Jinping County

Lemo 勒墨	2,000+	Lisu and Tai Mao mixed language, or Chinese?; classified as Lisu	Lemo 勒墨寨, Pianma Township 片马镇, 78 km (48 mi.) from Liuku Township 六库镇 (the seat of Nujiang Prefecture), along the Nujiang River.

Liude 六得	1,400; 500	Northern Yi, with Xiaoliangshan Nosu influences?; closely related to Talu people	Yongsheng County: 3 villages of Liude Township 六德乡

Liwu 里乌	4,300	Northern Yi	Yongsheng County: Liang'e 良峨 and Jifu 吉福 Villages of Xinghu Township 星湖村

Long 弄	1,300	Southeastern Yi	Huaning County: 5 villages (Kazhai 卡寨, Sheyin 舍阴寨, Shemuduo 舍木多村, Suojigou 所基沟, and Pusulu 普苏鲁) in Xingcheng Township 新城村

Lopi (Shuitian 水田)	Essentially extinct (ethnicity: 15,000+)	Central Yi (ISO 639-3: lov)	Panzhihua, Sichuan: Futian 福田 and Pingjiang 平江 Townships; northern Yunnan

Maci	100	Central Ngwi	Maci village 骂池, Taipingdi Village Cluster 太平地村, Yongding City 永定镇, northeastern Yongren County

Meng 孟	4,000	Akha branch	Shuangjiang County

Mengwu 孟武	1,379	Central Yi?	Population: 8,000 in Funing County; 7,000 in Guangnan County; 2,000 in Xichou County; 1,200 in Malipo County. Maguan County and Xichou County (You 2013:135-136).

Michi 米切 (Michia)	29,700	Central Yi, Eastern Yi, Southeastern Yi?	Northern Yunnan (mostly in Wuding County; also in Fumin, Lufeng, Luquan, Yimen, and Anning Counties) and Panzhihua, Sichuan

Minglang 明廊	1,500+	Related to Sani	Wuding County: Lower Lemei Village 下乐美 of Chadian Township 插甸乡, and Tianxin Village 田心 of Gaoqiao Township 高桥镇; Maoshan Township 茂山乡, Luquan County; probably also Fumin County.

Mixisu 米习俗	5,000	Northern Yi	Xichang County and Mianning County

Naru 纳儒; Naruo 纳若 (Zhili)	11,500+; may be the same as Xiaoliangshan Nosu	Northern Yi	Southern and Central Yongsheng County (pop. 7,000), Southern Huaping County (pop. 4,500)

Naza 纳咱	1,300+	Northern Yi?	Nazan Village 纳咱, Liude Village 六德村, Liude Township 六德乡, Yongsheng County. Also 2 villages in Liude Township, and a few in Banqiao Township.

Pengzi 棚子	250	Western Yi?	Wumulong Township 乌木龙彝族乡 (and possibly also Mengban Township 勐板乡), Yongde County

Popei 泼胚	3,000 - 5,000	Similar to Central Luoluopo	Huaping County (pop. 1,000; several villages), Dayao and Yongren Counties; small pockets in nearby regions

Qiangyi 羌夷	10,000	Lolopo	Xiangyun County (pop. 9,000): Xiangme 香么村, Ziqianglang 自羌朗村, Huangcaoshao 黄草哨村, Chuchang 楚场村, and Chalangshao 插朗哨村 Villages of Midian Township 米甸彝族镇; Daying 大营村 and Xinxingzuo 新兴苴村 Villages of Hedian Township 禾甸乡; Binchuan County (pop.

Samadu, Western 撒马堵(西)	7,500 (1999)	Western Yi?	Zhenkang County (pop. 6,000), Yongde County (pop. 1,500). Sinicized group.

Sanda 散达	1,000 (1996)	Related to Jino and Ake?	Between Jinghong and Menglian Counties: 6 villages in the Sanda Mountains (between Jinghong and Menglian)

Suan 蒜	250	Western Yi?	Yongde County: Wumulong Township 乌木龙彝族乡 and Mengban Township 勐板乡; neighbors with the Pengzi people

Ta'er 塔尔	1,000	Northern Yi	Ninglang County

Tazhi	Few hundred	Central Ngwi	Puwei Township 普威镇, northern Miyi County 米易县, Sichuan. A few hundred people who claim they came from northern Yunnan centuries ago.

Tushu 土数	5,000+	Eastern Yi	Weining County, Yiliang County of Zhaotong Prefecture

Tusu 土族	31,000	Lolopo	Xiangyun County: Da'aonai Village 大敖奶村/大凹奈村 of Luming Township 鹿鸣乡; Jindan 金单村, Zhifang 支方村, and Dacang 大仓村 Villages of Xiazhuang Township 下庄镇; Jiangwei Village 江尾村 of Pupeng Township 普棚镇; Dongshan Township 东山乡; Dayao County (in Baiyangdi Village 白羊地村 in Sanchahe Township 三岔河乡, and in Tiesuo Township 铁锁乡) and Binchuan County

Woni 窝尼	110,000	Bi-Ka branch; people classified as Hani, but may be an assimilated Mon-Khmer group	Mojiang, Pu'er, and Simao Counties

Wopu 窝普	3,000+	Eastern Yi; may be similar to Da Hei Neisu	Xingyi County of Guizhou, Luoping County of Yunnan; possibly also Longlin or Xilin Counties of Guangxi

Xiangtang 香堂	80,000	Lolopo	9 scattered counties of southwestern Yunnan; far-western Lüchun County. Also about 4,000 speakers in northwestern Yongsheng County (about 4,000) and a few hundred in eastern Lijiang; closely related to Lolo.

Xijima 洗期麻	30,000	Western Yi	Central Yun County

Xiqi 西期	13,000	Southeastern Yi	Huaning County, Yuxi Prefecture: Tonghongdian Township 通红甸乡 (in Suomeizao 所梅早村 and Dapozuo 大婆左村), Panxi Township 盘溪镇 (in and around Yide 矣得村, Fagao 法高村, Dayaxi 大丫喜村, and Longtanying 龙潭营村), Huaxi Township 华溪镇 (in and around Xishajing 西沙井村 and Dujiacun 独家村), Qinglong Township 青龙镇 (in Shanzhi 山枝村 and Qize 起则村), Chengjia Township 陈家乡 (on Denglou Mountain 登楼山)

Yiche 以车	19,000	Similar to Hani; people classified as Hani	Honghe Prefecture: Chegu 车古乡, Langdi 浪堤乡, and Dayangjie 大羊街乡 Townships

Sentence(s)

Mengwu 孟武 of Maguan County and Xichou County had a population of 1,379.

final_sentence: Mengwu 孟武 of Maguan County and Xichou County had a population of 1,379.