Alingpo
Yiqing
Native toChina
EthnicityYi
Native speakers
> 20,000 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Alingpo (a˥le˨˩pho˨˩;[2] Chinese: 阿灵泼; also called Yiqing 彝青 or Dry Yi 干彝) is a Loloish language of eastern Yunnan, China.

Classification

Li, et al. (2011) classify Alingpo as an Eastern Yi language similar to Nasu and Gepo. However, Hsiu (2018)[3] notes that it is a Southeastern Loloish language closely related to Lope, Axi, Azhe, and Azha.

Distribution

Alingpo is spoken by tens of thousands of people in Shizong County and Luoping County. In Shilin County, Alingpo is spoken in only one village, Yimeidu village 矣美堵村,[4] by about 100 people.[1] In Shilin County, Alingpo speakers are surrounded by Sani speakers.

References

  1. ^ a b Li Dejun [李德君], et al. 2011. A study of the Yiqing language of Yimeidu village, Shilin County [石林县矣美堵村彝青语调查]. Kunming: Yunnan People's Press [云南民族出版社].
  2. ^ 龙倮贵. 2007. 红河彝族族源族称及其人口分布 Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Hsiu, Andrew. 2018. Classifications of some lesser-known Lolo-Burmese languages.
  4. ^ "石林彝族自治县圭山镇和合村委会雨美堵自然村". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-09.


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