Samatu language

Samatu
Samatu
Native to	China
Ethnicity	7,500 (2007)
Native speakers	500 (2007)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Central Samatu; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	sama1296
ELP	Samatu

Last updated January 02, 2026

Samatu (Samadu) is a moribund Loloish language spoken by older adults in Zhenkang and Yongde counties in Yunnan, China.^[2]

References

1 2 Bradley 2007 In Brenzinger, Matthias, ed. Language diversity endangered. Vol. 181. Walter de Gruyter, page 399.
↑ "Samatu" in Christopher Moseley, 2004, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages

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[Bradley-1] 1 2 Bradley 2007 In Brenzinger, Matthias, ed. Language diversity endangered. Vol. 181. Walter de Gruyter, page 399.

[2] "Samatu" in Christopher Moseley, 2004, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages

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