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Lavu language

Lavu is a Loloish language of Yongsheng County, Yunnan, China.

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Lavu
Native toChina
RegionYunnan
EthnicityYi
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologtalu1238  Lavu-Yongsheng-Talu

Lavu (Chinese: 拉乌; autonym: lɑ55 vu̠55) is a Loloish language of Yongsheng County, Yunnan, China.

Languages related to Lavu include Liude 六得, Nazha 纳渣, and perhaps Shuitian 水田, Zhili 支里, Luo 倮, Ziyi 子彝, and Liming 黎明.

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References

  1. Lama, Ziwo Qiu-Fuyuan (2012:145), Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages, thesis, University of Texas at Arlington