Aluo language

Not to be confused with Naruo language.

"Aluo" redirects here. For the art academy, see ALUO.

Aluo (autonym: ɑ55 lo33 pho55;^[3] Naluo^[4]) is a Loloish language spoken by the Yi people of China. It is also known by its Nasu name (Laka, Gan Yi, Yala, Lila, Niluo).

Aluo
Naluo
Native to	China
Ethnicity	Yi
Native speakers	25,000 (2007)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Lolo–Burmese Loloish Nisoish Northern Loloish Nasoid Aluo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yna
Glottolog	aluo1235
ELP	Aluo
IETF	yna[2]
Aluo is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Names

Gao (2017:31)^[4] notes that in Wuding County, Yunnan, Aluo and Naluo are equivalent terms for the same Yi subgroup. Naluo in the Wuding County Gazetteer (1990) actually refers to Aluo speakers (Gao 2017:31). Naluo is not to be confused with Naruo, a Taloid (Central Loloish) language of northern Yunnan.

Locations

Aluo is spoken in north Wuding, Luquan, and Yuanmou counties, Yunnan, and in Huili and Miyi counties, Sichuan. Gao (2017)^[4] reports that Aluo (autonym: a55 lu33 pʰu55; also known as the Gan Yi) is spoken in northwestern Wuding County as well as in Sichuan. YYFC (1983)^[5] documents Aluo (autonym: ʔa55 lɑ̠33 pʰo55) of Dongpo Township 东坡傣族乡, Wuding County, Yunnan.