Lisoish languages
| Lisoish | |
|---|---|
| Central Loloish | |
| Geographic distribution |
Southern China, Vietnam |
| Linguistic classification |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Glottolog | liso1234 |
The Lisoish languages, also known in broader scope as the Central Loloish or Central Ngwi languages, are a branch of the Loloish languages that includes several of the Yi languages
Central Loloish was proposed by Bradley (1997) and Thurgood (2003). Thurgood removed the Sani–Azha languages. Lama (2012) removed Lahu and Jinuo, and did not address Micha, calling the remaining core Lisoish.
There is no single phonological innovation that defines Lisoish.
Toloza (Tanglang)
Close to Lisu within Central Loloish, but not addressed directly by Lama (2012), are the Micha languages:
Another Central Loloish language, possibly Lisoish, is Lang’e (La’u), as apparently is Naluo. Yang (2011) reports Lawu, which is closest to Lavu/Talu. Other languages that are unclassified within Central Loloish are Limi and Mili.
Two of the six Yi languages (fangyan 方言) officially recognized by the Chinese government belong to Lama's Lisoish clade:
The remaining four are Nisoish.
Chen (2010) lists the following dialects for "Lolo" (倮倮) languages, which corresponds to part of Lama's Lisoish clade, but in a narrower scope. The position of Lisu is not addressed. Also listed are the counties where each respective dialect is spoken.
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