Adu language


Adu is an unclassified Loloish language of Huaning County, Yunnan, China.

Classification

Pelkey suggests that the neighboring Xiqi, Ati, and Long languages of Huaning County may be Southeastern Loloish languages. Hsiu also suggests a Southeastern Loloish affiliation.

Distribution

The Huaning County Gazetteer 华宁县志 lists the following locations of Adu.
  • Qinglong Town 青龙镇: Songzichang 松子场, Xinzhai 新寨, Douju 斗居, Chengmendong 城门洞, Niuqiduo 牛期多
  • Lufeng Township 禄丰乡: Gele 革勒

    Vocabulary

The Huaning County Ethnic Gazetteer provides a short word list of Adu, Ati, Xiqi, Nong, and Azhe transcribed using Chinese characters, shown below. Pinyin transliterations have also been provided below.
English glossChinese glossAdu Ati Xiqi Nong Azhe
village寨子
water水
girl小姑娘
boy小伙子
corn包谷
have有
not无