Luren language
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| Lu | |
|---|---|
| Luren | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Guizhou |
| Ethnicity | Luren |
| Extinct | 1960s?[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | lure1234 |
Lu, or Luren (卢人), is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language of Guizhou, China. The Luren language may have been extinct since the 1960s.[1][5]
Luren is closely related to Caijia and Longjia.[2][1] However, the classification of these languages within Sino-Tibetan is uncertain. Zhengzhang (2010) suggests that Caijia and Bai form a Macro-Bai branch,[6] while Sagart argues that Caijia and Waxiang represent an early split from Old Chinese.[7]
In Dafang County, Guizhou, the Lu people are located in Huangni 黄泥乡, Dashui 大水乡, Gamu 嘎木乡, and Shachang 纱厂镇 townships (Dafang County Gazetteer 1996:157).
