Luren
Luren was a Sino-Tibetan language once spoken in China.
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Luren (卢人), Liuezi, Lujia or Lu is the extinct Sino-Tibetan language of the Luren who live in Guizhou, China. The Luren language may have been extinct since the 1960s when many Luren assimilated into a local Manchu community, leading to all Luren being misclassified as Manchu by the Chinese government. Luren is most closely related to other Ta-Li languages. The Luren language only has a few hundred attested words, toponyms and personal names and is understudied.
The clasification of the Ta-Li languages within the Sino-Tibetan language family is highly disputed. For example Zhengzhang (2010) suggests that Caijia and Bai form a Macro-Bai branch, while Sagart argues that Caijia and Waxiang represent an early split from Old Chinese.
The Luren mostly live in northwest Guìzhōu 贵州 province, including Qiánxī 黔西, Jīnshā 金沙, or Dàfāng 大方 counties and the prefecture-level city Bìjié 毕节. In Dafang County, the Luren are located in Huangni 黄泥乡, Dashui 大水乡, Gamu 嘎木乡, and Shachang 纱厂镇 townships (Dafang County Gazetteer 1996:157).
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