| Sadu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | centralYunnan |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2010)[citation needed] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | sadu1234 |
| ELP | Sadu |
Sadu (autonym:sa55du42pho313 (Bai 2012:9)) is aLoloish language ofYuxi, centralYunnan, China.
Bai (2012) classifies Sadu as a Hani (Hanoisha.k.a. Southern Loloish) language,[1] although the speakers are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnicBai.[2] Fang (2013) notes that Sadu shares many similarities withSamu (Zijun), and classifies Sadu as a Southeastern Yi language.
Sadu speakers live in 3 villages inHongta District,Yuxi Prefecture, Yunnan (Bai 2012:3).
There are also Sadu people who have lost use of the Sadu language is the following locations (Bai 2012:5, 29).
Sino-Tibetan branches | |||||
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| EasternHimalayas (Tibet,Bhutan,Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches. | |||||