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Gepo language

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Native to
  
China

Native speakers
  
100,000 (2007)

Glottolog
  
gepo1234

Ethnicity
  
Yi

ISO 639-3
  
ygp

Gepo language

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Nisoish Nisoid Lope–Nasu Nasu Gepo

Gepo (Köpu) is a Loloish language of Yunnan, China spoken by 100,000 people. The speakers' autonym is kɔ˨˩, while the "-po" of "Gepo" means 'people'. It is spoken in 6 villages of Fumin County, eastern Luquan County, and other adjacent counties to the northeast.

References

Gepo language Wikipedia