Azhe (Chinese: 阿哲; Azhepo; autonym: [a21 dʐɛ22 pʰo21]) is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China.[2][3]
Azhe | |
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Pronunciation | [a˨˩dʐɛ˨pʰo˨˩] |
Native to | China |
Ethnicity | Yi |
Native speakers | ca. 54,000 (2007)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yiz |
Glottolog | azhe1235 |
Wang Chengyou (王成有) (2003:210)[4] lists 3 dialects of Azhe, which are all mutually intelligible.
Azhe is spoken in Mile, Huaning, Kaiyuan, and Jianshui counties, with about 100,000 speakers.