| Altname | Liumi |
|---|---|
| States | China |
| Region | Yunnan |
| Speakers | 29,000 |
| Date | 2002 |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Sino-Tibetan |
| Fam 2 | (Tibeto-Burman) |
| Fam 3 | Lolo–Burmese |
| Fam 4 | Loloish |
| Fam 5 | Lisoish |
| Iso 3 | ylm |
| Glotto | limi1243 |
| Glottorefname | Limi |
Limi (autonym: li33 mi33)[1] is a Loloish language spoken in Yongde, Fengqing, and Yun counties of western Yunnan province, China.
Distribution
Limi is spoken in the following locations.[2]
- Yongde County (Wumulong 乌木龙彝族乡 and Yalian 亚练乡 Townships)
- Southern Guodazhai Township 郭大寨彝族白族乡, Fengqing County (pop. 4,000)
- Southeastern Yingpan Township 营盘镇, Fengqing County
- Yun County (pop. 1,000)
Yang (2017)[1] reports that Limi is spoken by about 20,000 people in Yongde, Fengqing, and Yun counties. Limi speakers make up 70% of the 26,000 people living in Wumulong Township (乌木龙乡), Yongde County, Yunnan. About 2,600 members of a nearby ethnic group called "Luo" (倮族) (likely Lolopo) also live in and around Wumulong.[1]
Classification
Limi is likely most closely related to Lolopo, but also has many Lalo loanwords.[1]
History
Limi speakers likely migrated from Jingdong County during the early 1300s, first arriving in Bangmai Village (邦卖/班卖), Fengqing County, and then later migrating to Wumulong Township, Yongde County.[1]
References
- ^ Yang, Cathryn (2017). "Introducing Limi: A Rising Tone Is Born". Sociohistorical Linguistics in Southeast Asia: New Horizons for Tibeto-Burman Studies in Honor of David Bradley. Ding, Picus Sizhi & Pelkey, Jamin (eds.). Leiden: Brill. pp. 75–95. ISBN 978-90-04-35051-9. – via Academia.edu.
- ^ "China". Asian Harvest. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- Wang, Xingzhong 王兴中 & Zhao, Weihua 赵卫华 (2013). Líncāng dìlǐ yǔ shuāngyǔ shǐyòng [Geography and Multilingualism in Lincang] (in Chinese). Kunming: Yunnan renmin chubanshe. ISBN 978-7-222-08581-7.
- Yang, Cathryn, "Limi Wordlist", – via Academia.edu