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Lope
Awu
Pronunciation[lo̠˨˩˧phɯ̠˨˩]
Native toChina
RegionYunnan
Native speakers
20,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yiu
Glottologawuu1235

Awu (Chinese: 阿务), also known as Lope (autonym: lo˨˩˧pʰɯ˨˩), is a Loloish language of China. Awu is spoken in Luxi, Mile, Luoping, and Shizong counties (Ethnologue).

Northern Awu is a distinct language. Ethnologue lists Northern Awu and Southern Awu as dialects.

References

  1. ^ Lope at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)