| Limi | |
|---|---|
| Liumi | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yunnan |
Native speakers | 29,000 (2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ylm |
| Glottolog | limi1243 |
Limi (autonym:li33mi33)[2] is aLoloish language spoken in Yongde, Fengqing, and Yun counties of westernYunnan province, China.
Limi is spoken in the following locations.[3]
Yang (2017)[2] reports that Limi is spoken by about 20,000 people in Yongde, Fengqing, and Yun counties. Limi speakers make up 70% of the 26,000 people living in Wumulong Township (乌木龙乡),Yongde County, Yunnan. About 2,600 members of a nearby ethnic group called "Luo" (倮族) (likelyLolopo) also live in and around Wumulong.[2]
Limi is likely most closely related toLolopo, but also has manyLalo loanwords.[2]
Limi speakers likely migrated fromJingdong County during the early 1300s, first arriving in Bangmai Village (邦卖/班卖),Fengqing County, and then later migrating to Wumulong Township, Yongde County.[2]
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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