Samatu language

Not to be confused with Samataw language.
Samatu
Native toChina
Ethnicity7,500 (2007)[1]
Native speakers
500 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologsama1296
ELPSamatu

Samatu (Samadu) is a moribund Loloish language spoken by older adults in Zhenkang and Yongde counties in Yunnan, China.[2]

  1. ^ a b Bradley 2007 In Brenzinger, Matthias, ed. Language diversity endangered. Vol. 181. Walter de Gruyter, page 399.
  2. ^ "Samatu" in Christopher Moseley, 2004, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages