Lawu

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
lwu
Population

50 (2012 C. Yang).

Location

Yunnan Province, Yuxi prefecture, Xinping county, Shuitang district, Jiuha village. Possibly some speakers in Yunnan Province, Pu’er prefecture, Zhenyuan county, Jijujia district.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Central
Dialects

Related to Central Lalo [ywt], Kucong [lkc], Lahu [lhu], and Lisu [lis].

Language Use

Only elderly speakers.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lawu
Other Comments

Officially classified with Lahu nationality.