Ku language

Ku
Ku
Bo
Native to	China
Ethnicity	Yi
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Nisoish Northern Loloish Nasoid Ku; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

Last updated February 01, 2024

"Ku" is also the ISO 639-1 Language Code for the Kurdish language.

Ku (autonym: ku55) is a Loloish language cluster of southeastern Yunnan, China.

Varieties

There are three different varieties of Ku.^[1] Speakers of each consider themselves to be separate ethnic groups.^[2] However, they are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Yi.^[3]

Ku (autonym: ku55) is spoken in Bainitang 白泥塘,^[4] Shede Township 舍得彝族乡, Qiubei County, Yunnan Province. They are also locally known as the Bo (Chinese : 僰人 ; pinyin :Bó rén), and continue to build hanging coffins. The Ku of Bainitang claim that their ancestors had migrated from Yibin, Sichuan.
Another variety of Ku (autonym: ku55) in Wujiazhai 五家寨,^[5] Shede Township 舍得彝族乡, Qiubei County, Yunnan Province is unintelligible with Ku of Bainitang 白泥塘.
Ku of Shidongmen 石洞门,^[6] Xijide Village 西基得村, Zhulin Township 珠琳镇, Guangnan County, Yunnan Province

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References

↑ "MSEA Languages". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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↑ Qiubei County Gazetteer 丘北县志 (1999)
↑ "丘北县舍得彝族乡矣白村民委白泥塘村". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
↑ "丘北县舍得彝族乡舍得村民委五家寨村". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
↑ "广南县珠琳镇西基德村委会石洞门". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.

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[msealangs-1] "MSEA Languages". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.

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[3] Qiubei County Gazetteer 丘北县志 (1999)

[ynszxc-4] "丘北县舍得彝族乡矣白村民委白泥塘村". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.

[ynszxc2-5] "丘北县舍得彝族乡舍得村民委五家寨村". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.

[ynszxc3-6] "广南县珠琳镇西基德村委会石洞门". ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-30.

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