Lawu (autonym: la21wu21)[2] is a highly endangered unclassified Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It has about 50 elderly speakers in Jiuha village 旧哈村,[3] 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.[2] Lawu speakers are currently classified by the Chinese government as Lahu, but were formerly classified as Yi.
Cathryn Yang (2012)[4] suggests that Lawu is most likely a Central Ngwi language, but notes that it does not classify with Lalo, Lahu, or the Lisoid (Lisu, Lipo, Lolopo) languages.
Andrew Hsiu (2017)[5] suggests that Lawu is related to Awu of Xiaopingzi 小坪子, Daping Township 大坪乡, Yuanyang County, Yunnan, China,[6] which is documented in Lu & Lu (2011).[7] Together, Lawu and Awu form a Lawu or Lawoish language branch. The linguistic evidence suggests that the ancestors of the Awu had migrated down the Red River valley from further up northwest, and arrived at their present location after migrating downstream.
Lewu, which is currently extinct, may have been related to Lawu, but classification is uncertain due to the paucity of data.
Referencesedit
^Lawu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Yang, Cathryn. 2012. Phonology sketch and classification of Lawu, an undocumented Ngwi language of Yunnan. In Linguistic Discovery, Volume 10, Issue 2, Year 2012. Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College. doi:10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.410
^Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. The Lawu languages: footprints along the Red River valley corridor.
Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. The Lawu languages: footprints along the Red River valley corridor.
November 23, 2023
lawu, language, lawu, autonym, la21, wu21, highly, endangered, unclassified, loloish, language, yunnan, china, about, elderly, speakers, jiuha, village, 旧哈村, shuitang, district, 水塘镇, xinping, county, yuxi, prefecture, yunnan, province, there, possibly, also, s. Lawu autonym la21 wu21 2 is a highly endangered unclassified Loloish language of Yunnan China It has about 50 elderly speakers in Jiuha village 旧哈村 3 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 2 Lawu speakers are currently classified by the Chinese government as Lahu but were formerly classified as Yi LawuPronunciationla21 wu21Native toChinaRegionYunnanNative speakers50 2012 1 Language familySino Tibetan Tibeto Burman Lolo BurmeseLoloishCentral Loloish LawoishLawuLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code lwu class extiw title iso639 3 lwu lwu a Glottologlawu1238Classification editCathryn Yang 2012 4 suggests that Lawu is most likely a Central Ngwi language but notes that it does not classify with Lalo Lahu or the Lisoid Lisu Lipo Lolopo languages Andrew Hsiu 2017 5 suggests that Lawu is related to Awu of Xiaopingzi 小坪子 Daping Township 大坪乡 Yuanyang County Yunnan China 6 which is documented in Lu amp Lu 2011 7 Together Lawu and Awu form a Lawu or Lawoish language branch The linguistic evidence suggests that the ancestors of the Awu had migrated down the Red River valley from further up northwest and arrived at their present location after migrating downstream Lewu which is currently extinct may have been related to Lawu but classification is uncertain due to the paucity of data References edit Lawu at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required a b Yang 2011 ISO 639 3 documentation 新平县水塘镇旧哈村民委员会 ynszxc gov cn Retrieved 2017 12 30 Yang Cathryn 2012 Phonology sketch and classification of Lawu an undocumented Ngwi language of Yunnan In Linguistic Discovery Volume 10 Issue 2 Year 2012 Hanover NH Dartmouth College doi 10 1349 PS1 1537 0852 A 410 Hsiu Andrew 2017 The Lawu languages footprints along the Red River valley corridor 元阳县大坪乡大坪村委会小坪子村 ynszxc gov cn Retrieved 2017 12 30 Lu Peng 卢鹏 Lu Wei 路伟 2011 国际哈尼 阿卡区域文化调查 中国元阳县大坪哈尼族阿邬人文化实录 Kunming Yunnan People s Press 云南人民出版社 ISBN 978 7 222 07999 1 Hsiu Andrew 2017 The Lawu languages footprints along the Red River valley corridor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawu language amp oldid 1149059349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
