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Kuamasi language

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Native to
  
China

Native speakers
  
1,000 (2011)

Glottolog
  
kuam1234

Region
  
ISO 639-3
  
yku

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan(Tibeto-Burman)Lolo–BurmeseLoloishLisoishLalo–LavuLavu–KuansiKuamasi

Kuamasi (kʰua˧ma˧sɨ˥; Chinese: 跨玛斯话; Songping Yi 松坪彝) is a recently discovered Loloish language of Heqing County, Yunnan, China. They are known by the Kua-nsi as kʰua˧ma˧sɨ˥. The Kuamasi are found in Matang 麻塘, Songping Village 松坪村, Liuhe Township 六合乡, Heqing County (Castro, et al. 2010). A Loloish language spoken in Daying Village 大营村, Songgui Town 松桂镇 is also likely closely related to Kuamasi (Castro 2010:23).

References

Kuamasi language Wikipedia


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