Lalo, Dongshanba
PrintA language of China
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Lalu, Lalupa, Lalupu
Population
30,000 (2002). Over 500,000 in the ethnic group.
Location
West Yunnan Province, in Weishan, Yangbi, Midu, Xiaguan, Yongping, Baoshan, and Lancang counties.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Language Use
Extinct, moribund or severely endangered in many areas, and not many children using it; in some areas less so (Bradley 2007).
Language Resources
Officially classified within Yi nationality. Daoist, traditional religion.