Lawu | |
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Pronunciation | la21 wu21 |
Native to | China |
Region | Yunnan |
Native speakers | 50 (2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lwu |
Glottolog | lawu1238 |
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.