| Motang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
Native speakers | 6 (2015) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Motang ( autonym: mo21 ta21 saŋ51) is a highly endangered Lolo-Burmese language with six speakers in Longtan 龙潭 village, Heizhiguo Township 黑支果乡, Guangnan County, Yunnan, China. [1] [2] It is spoken in only one village. Motang and Mauphu are closely related languages.
References
- ^ Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. Motang audio word list.
- ^ 广南县黑支果乡龙滩村委会龙滩自然村
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Himalayas ( Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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Himalayas ( Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast 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. | |||||