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Lawu language

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Pronunciation
  
la˨˩wu˨˩

Region
  
Yunnan

ISO 639-3
  
lwu

Native to
  
China

Native speakers
  
50 (2012)

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Lisoish Lalo–Lavu Talu Lawu

Lawu is a highly endangered Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It has about 50 elderly speakers in Jiuha village 旧哈村, Shuitang district 水塘镇, Xinping County, Yuxi Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are possibly also some speakers in Jiujia District 九甲乡, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

References

Lawu language Wikipedia