| Lalo | |
|---|---|
| Western Yi | |
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
Native speakers | 320,000 (2002–2010)[1] |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:ywt – Xishanba (Central)yik – Dongshanba (Eastern, Western, East Mountain Central)yit – Easternywl – Western |
| Glottolog | lalo1240 |
| ELP | Central Lalo |
 Lalo is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Lalo (Chinese: 腊罗; Western Yi) is a Loloish language cluster spoken in western Yunnan, China by 300,000 speakers. Speakers are officially part of the Yi nationality, and Chinese linguists refer to it as "Western Yi" due to its distribution in western Yunnan. Lalo speakers are mostly located in southern Dali Prefecture, especially Weishan County, considered the traditional homeland of the Lalo.[2] Historically, this area is the home of the Meng clan, who ruled the Nanzhao Kingdom (737–902 CE).[3] Many speakers of Core Lalo dialects claim to be descendants of the Meng clan.[3]
- ^ Xishanba (Central) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Dongshanba (Eastern, Western, East Mountain Central) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Eastern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Western at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Yang, Cathryn. 2009. Regional variation in Lalo: Beyond east and west. La Trobe Papers in Linguistics, 12. http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au:8080/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.9/146522.
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