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Alingpo language

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

Alingpo (a55 le21 pho21;[2] Chinese: 阿灵泼; also called Yiqing 彝青 or Dry Yi 干彝) is a Loloish language of eastern Yunnan, China.

Classification

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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

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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

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  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.