Lalo, Dongshanba

YIK

threatened

Alternate Names: Lalu, Lalupa, Lalupu

Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Yi.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Ngwi-Burmese
Ngwi
Central

Demographics: 30,000 (2002). Over 500,000 in the ethnic group.

Language Use: Extinct, moribund or severely endangered in many areas, and not many children using it; in some areas less so (Bradley 2007).

Nation of Origin: China

Other Comments: Daoist, traditional religion.