Lamu language

Lamu (Lamo; autonym: la21 mu33) is a highly endangered Loloish language of northeastern Binchuan County, Yunnan. According to Bradley (2007), the Lamo language is similar to Lisu and Lipo, although the speakers are classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Lahu. There are only about 100 speakers left, all of whom are also first-language speakers of Lipo. Lamo speakers were located by Bradley in 1999.

Lamu
Native toChina
RegionYunnan
Ethnicity300 (2007)
Native speakers
120 (2007)
Sino-Tibetan
  • (Tibeto-Burman)
    • Lolo–Burmese
      • Loloish
        • Lisoish
          • Lisu–Lalo ?
            • Micha
              • Lamu
Language codes
ISO 639-3llh
Glottologlamu1257
ELPLamu
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