Lolopo
Lolopo is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China.
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Lolopo (Chinese: 倮倮颇; pinyin: Luǒluǒpō; autonyms: lɔ21 lo33 pʰɔ21, lo31 lo31 pʰo31; Chinese: 彝语中部方言; Central Yi) is a Loloish language spoken by half a million Yi people of China. Chinese speakers call it Central Yi, as the name Lolopo does not exist in Chinese. It is one of the six Yi languages recognized by the government of China.
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Words in Lolopo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Chu* | |
| name | 7mi* | |
| eye | 7micE* | |
| ear | 7nopu* | |
| nose | 7nokhu* | |
| tooth | Si* | |
| tongue | 7lo* | |
| hand | liphi* | |
| blood | sirnilni | |
| bone | 7vudoci* | |
| skin | xogu* | |
| knee | vulokhuci* | |
| breast | oCibi* | |
| liver | sicE* | |
| water | ajji | |
| fire | oto* | |
| sun | omou* | |
| star | TE* | |
| stone | kalo* | |
| mountain | kujo* | |
| river | vizzarmo | |
| tree | sici* | |
| leaf | phi* | |
| night | mkhuSi* | |
| dog | okhu* | |
| fish | 7o* | |
| louse | Si* | |
| one | Chi* | |
| two | n* | |
| I | No* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Xishanba LaloSino-Tibetan40% alike
- SaniSino-Tibetan25% alike
- PholaSino-Tibetan22% alike
- Wuding-Luquan YiSino-Tibetan20% alike
- LahuSino-Tibetan19% alike
- HoniSino-Tibetan19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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