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Eka language

Eka is a Loloish language of Yunnan, China. There are 3,000 speakers in Yijiacun, Heliu, Shuangjiang County, Lincang Prefecture. Eka speakers claim to have migrated from Weishan County about 300 years ago.

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Eka
Native toChina
EthnicityYi
Native speakers
3,000 (2010)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3(proposal rejected)2
Glottologekaa1234

Eka (autonym: o21 kha24; exonym: Menghua1) is a Loloish language of Yunnan, China. There are 3,000 speakers in Yijiacun, Heliu, Shuangjiang County, Lincang Prefecture. Eka speakers claim to have migrated from Weishan County about 300 years ago.

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  1. Yang, Cathryn. 2010. Lalo regional varieties: Phylogeny, dialectometry, and sociolinguistics. Melbourne: La Trobe University PhD dissertation.[1]
  2. "Change Request Documentation: 2011-096". SIL International.
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