Pronunciation [lo̠˨˩˧phɯ̠˨˩] Region Yunnan ISO 639-3 yiu | Native to China Native speakers 20,000 (2002) | |
Language family Sino-Tibetan
(Tibeto-Burman)
Lolo–Burmese
Loloish
Nisoish
Nisoid
Lope–Nasu
Lope | ||
Awu (Chinese: 阿务), also known as Lope (autonym: lo˨˩˧pʰɯ˨˩), is a Loloish language of China. Awu is spoken in Luxi, Mile, Luoping, and Shizong counties (Ethnologue).
Northern Awu is a distinct language. Ethnologue lists Northern Awu and Southern Awu as dialects.
References
Lope language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA