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Micha language

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Native to
  
China

ISO 639-3
  
yiq

Region
  
Yunnan

Ethnicity
  
>1,000 (1999) to 50,000 Yi (2007)

Native speakers
  
30,000 (2007) (assuming an ethnic population of 50,000)

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Lisoish Lisu–Lalo ? Micha Micha

Micha, or Miqie (密察), is a Loloish language of Yunnan. Usage is declining.

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Classification

Micha (mi˥tɕʰi˨˩ or mi˥tɕʰe˨˩) is most closely related to Lipo, Lolopo, and Lisu (Gao 2014).

Distribution

Micha is spoken by about 9,000 in north-central Yunnan, in Wuding County, Luquan County, and Fumin County (Gao 2014).

  • Wuding County: Shedianxiaocun, Yongtaoxiacun, Yongtaozhongcun, Yangliuhe, Maichacun, Wodudacun, Woduxincun, Shuiduifang, Shanjudacun, Shanjuxiacun, Yangjiacun, Luomian, Xiagubai, Yanziwo, Shudecun, Dacun, Xincun, Baisha, Dashiban, Puxi Xincun, Yangliuhe, Nanshancun, Maidishan, Daxinzhuang, Yangjiucun, Nuomizha, Bizu
  • Luquan County: Shanglaowu, Xiashihuiyao, Qinglongqing, Bailike, Yantang, Pingtian, Damituo, Xicun
  • Fumin County: Madishangcun, Madixiacun, Madishaocun

    • According to the Nanjian County Gazetteer (1993), Micha (密岔) is also spoken in Nanjian County, around Aliwu 阿里勿 and Santaishan 三台山, southeast of Dali.

    References

    Micha language Wikipedia
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