| Dao | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yajiang County, Sichuan |
Native speakers | (2,685 cited 1995)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | daoh1239 |
The Dao language or Daohua (Chinese: 倒话; pinyin: dàohuà; lit. 'inverted language') is a Chinese–Tibetan mixed language or creolized language of Yajiang County, Sichuan, China. Word order is SOV as in Tibetan (Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs 2004:6), while the lexicon consists of words derived from both Chinese and Tibetan.