Ku language
- "Ku" is also the ISO 639-1 Language Code for the Kurdish language.
| Ku | |
|---|---|
| Bo | |
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Ku (autonym: ku55) is a Loloish language cluster of southeastern Yunnan, China.
Varieties
[edit]There are three different varieties of Ku.[2] Speakers of each consider themselves to be separate ethnic groups.[1] However, they are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Yi.[3]
- Ku (autonym: ku55) is spoken in Bainitang 白泥塘,[4] Shede Township 舍得彝族乡, Qiubei County, Yunnan Province. They are also locally known as the Bo (Chinese: 僰人; pinyin: Bó rén), and continue to build hanging coffins. The Ku of Bainitang claim that their ancestors had migrated from Yibin, Sichuan.
- Another variety of Ku (autonym: ku55) in Wujiazhai 五家寨,[5] Shede Township 舍得彝族乡, Qiubei County, Yunnan Province is unintelligible with Ku of Bainitang 白泥塘.
- Ku of Shidongmen 石洞门,[6] Xijide Village 西基得村, Zhulin Township 珠琳镇, Guangnan County, Yunnan Province
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hsiu, Andrew. 2013. New endangered Tibeto-Burman languages of southwestern China: Mondzish, Longjia, Pherbu, and others. Presented at ICSTLL 46, Dartmouth College. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1127796
- ^ "MSEA Languages". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ Qiubei County Gazetteer 丘北县志 (1999)
- ^ "丘北县舍得彝族乡矣白村民委白泥塘村". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "丘北县舍得彝族乡舍得村民委五家寨村". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "广南县珠琳镇西基德村委会石洞门". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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