| Awu | |
|---|---|
| Luyu[1] | |
| Pronunciation | [lu33ju33za33][2] |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yunnan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | sout2719 |
Awu (Chinese:阿邬) (autonym:lu33ju33za33), is an unclassifiedLoloish language ofYunnan,China.[2] It is spoken inYuanyang County, Yunnan, China, including in the village of Xiaopingzi 小坪子, Daping Township 大坪乡[3] (Lu & Lu 2011).[2]
Andrew Hsiu (2017)[1] suggests that Awu is related toLawu ofXinping County,Yunnan, and that the two form aLawu orLawoish language branch. The linguistic evidence suggests that the ancestors of the Awu had migrated down theRed River valley from further up northwest, and arrived at their present location after migrating downstream.Lewu, an extinct language, may have been related.
The Awu consider themselves to be a separate ethnic group from theHani people, including theNuobi.[2] However, the Awu are officially classified by the Chinese government as aHani subgroup. On the other hand, the Nuobi refer to themselves asxa31 ni31.[2] The Awu believe that they are culturally more similar to theKucong, who speak a language similar toLahu (Lu & Lu 2011:23).
The Awu call themselveslu33 ju33 za33, and are referred to by theNuobi people asla31 wu33 za31.
Awu is also spoken inJiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County andJinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County. Pelkey (2011:454) calls the languageLawu Yi, and reports that it spoken in Mengla Township and other nearby areas of Jinping County. TheJinping County Ethnic Gazetteer (2013:101) calls the languageLaowu 老乌 (autonym:Laoyong 老涌), which is spoken in Laojizhai 老集寨, Laomeng 老勐, Yingpan 营盘, and Mengla 勐拉 townships (in 29 villages), comprising 2,222 households and 9,342 persons as of 2005.
In southern Yunnan, Awu (a55ɣu55pho21) is located in Mengzi County 蒙自, Nansha of Yuanyang County 元阳南沙, Dawuzhai of Yuanyang County 元阳大乌寨, and Tuanjie Xiaozhai of Jinping County 金平团结小寨.[4][5]
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