Sadu
Native toChina
Regioncentral Yunnan
Native speakers
1,500 (2010)[citation needed]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologsadu1234
ELPSadu

Sadu (autonym: sa55 du42 pho313 (Bai 2012:9)) is a Loloish language of Yuxi, central Yunnan, China.

Classification

Bai (2012) classifies Sadu as a Hani (Hanoish a.k.a. Southern Loloish) language,[1] although the speakers are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Bai.[2] Fang (2013) notes that Sadu shares many similarities with Samu (Zijun), and classifies Sadu as a Southeastern Yi language.

Distribution

Sadu speakers live in 3 villages in Hongta District, Yuxi Prefecture, Yunnan (Bai 2012:3).

There are also Sadu people who have lost use of the Sadu language is the following locations (Bai 2012:5, 29).

References

  1. ^ Xu Xianming [许鲜明]. 2011. The Current Investigation of Language Use in the Sadu [撒都群体语言使用现状的调查]. 暨南学报(哲学社会科学版) 33(2). http://d.wanfangdata.com.cn/periodical_jnxb201102022.aspx
  2. ^ Abstract Book cohass.ntu.edu.sg October 2016[dead link]
  3. ^ "红塔区春和街道办事处波衣村民委员会新村". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  4. ^ "红塔区春和街道办事处波衣村民委员会大水塘". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  5. ^ "红塔区北城街道办事处大石板村民委员会椒园". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  6. ^ "晋宁县双河彝族乡核桃园村委会". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  7. ^ "晋宁县双河彝族乡田坝村委会". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  8. ^ "晋宁县宝峰镇前卫村委会柏柳庄村". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

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Lolo-Burmese languages
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