Talk:Lolopo language

Enipu

Info on Enipu via SIL in China (p.c.): — Stevey7788 (talk) 17:05, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Lolo, Southern Dali (Enipu); 彝语中部方言; "Autonym is Lolo, Lalo exonym is Enipa "water buffalo person" with negative connotations"; 20,000: 2010 (Census)

Also, Tusu, Qiangyi, and Xiangtang are Lolopo.

List of Lolopo groups (source: Yang, Cathryn. 2011. Assessment of the Lolo languages: Current understanding and recommended next steps. m.s.)

• Mili: lo²¹lo³³pʰo²¹ (Jingdong; word list in gazetteer)
• Enipu (ɣɯ⁵⁵ni²¹pa̱²¹ 'water buffalo people'; offensive exonym used by Lalo speakers): lo²¹lo³³pʰo²¹ (Nanjian)
• Tu: lo²¹lo³³pʰo²¹ (Xiangyun)
• Qiangyi: lɔ̱²¹lɔ³³sɿ⁵⁵ (Xiangyun)
• Eastern Lalu: lo̱²¹lo̱³³ (Xinping; thesis written recently)
• Lolo, Binchuan: lo̱²¹lo³³pʰo²¹
• Xiangtang: none (Zhenkang; word list in gazetteer)
• Lolo, Nanhua: lo̱²¹lo̱³³pʰo²¹
• Lolo, Yao’an: lo²¹la³³pʰo²¹
• Wotizo: wɔ²¹ti³³zɔ²¹ (Yang 2010:7)
• Maci (Yongren) (Bradley, p.c.)

Xinping County

The Xinping County Gazetteer lists Lalu and Menghua as Yi subgroups. The Lalu speak a Lolopo dialect, while the Menghua speak a Lalo dialect. The article about the Lalo language says that in Xinping County the Lalu language is spoken in Malutang and Mowei Villages of Jianxing Township. It might be talking about Menghua. The article about the Lolopo language says the same thing. Operation China says that the Xinping Lalu are found in the southwest of the county, not only in Jianxing, and also in Zhenyuan, Yuanjiang and Mojiang Counties. What is the difference between the Lalo and Lolopo languages in Xinping County? 151.19.242.224 (talk) 09:07, 11 June 2025 (UTC)