Tholo language

Loloish language spoken in Yunnan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tanglang (Chinese: 堂郎语), or Tholo (autonym: tʰo55 lo33 zɑ33), is a Loloish language spoken by 947 people in 8 villages of southern Tai'an Township 太安乡, Lijiang County, Yunnan, including in Hongmai 红麦[2][3] and Shuijing 水井村[4] villages. Tanglang has been in long-term contact with Bai, and is also in contact with Naxi.[3] The speakers' name for the language is tʰo42 lo42.[3]

Pronunciation[thólōzɑ̄]
NativetoChina
RegionYunnan
Native speakers
2,000 (2009)[1]
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Tanglang
Tholo
吐鲁沙, Toloza
Pronunciation[thólōzɑ̄]
Native toChina
RegionYunnan
Native speakers
2,000 (2009)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ytl
Glottologtang1372
ELPTanglang
Tholo is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Names

Tanglang speakers are referred to by the following names.[4]

  • autonym: tʰo42 lo42 zɑ33 (Tulusha 吐鲁沙)
  • exonym in Heqing County: Tanglangzi 堂郎子
  • exonym of the Nalu 那鲁 (Heihua 黑话) people: Moxie 麽些
  • exonym in Jianchuan County 剑川县: tʰo31 lo31 χo33
  • exonym in Lijiangba District 丽江县坝区: tʰo33 le33 dʌ31
  • exonym in Nanshan 南山: lu55 lu33

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