Akeu language

Akeu
Chepya
Native to China, Burma, Laos
Native speakers
 ca. 14,000 (1996–2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
aeu – Akeu
ycp – Chepya
Glottolog akeu1235  (Akeu)[2]
chep1243  (Chepya)[3]

Akeu and Chepya are a Loloish language mainly of China, with smaller numbers in Burma, Laos, and Thailand.

Distribution

Akeu (Ake 阿克; autonym: Gouke 勾克) is spoken in the following locations of Yunnan (You 2013:172).[4] The Akeu migrated from Mojiang County to the Sipsongpanna area 8 generations ago (about 300 years ago).

References

  1. ↑ Akeu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Chepya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Akeu". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Chepya". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  4. ↑ You Weiqiong [尤伟琼]. 2013. Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan [云南民族识别研究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社].


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