| Dao | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yajiang County,Sichuan |
Native speakers | (2,685 cited 1995)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | daoh1239 |
TheDao language orDaohua (Chinese:倒话;pinyin:dàohuà;lit. 'inverted language') is aChinese–Tibetanmixed language orcreolized language ofYajiang County,Sichuan, China. Word order isSOV as in Tibetan (Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs 2004:6), while the lexicon consists of words derived from both Chinese and Tibetan.
Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs (2004:6) reports that Dao is spoken in the following townships ofYajiang County,Sichuan, China. Within these administrative townships, Dao is spoken in 8 villages, comprising a total of 504 households and 2,685 individuals as of 1995.
Choyo, a Qiangic language, is spoken just to the north of Dao, and is also spoken in Xiala township 呷拉乡.