Axi language


Axi is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China. The Axi are one of the main linguistic sub-branches of Yi, and the Axi tiaoyue is a dance of the Axi speaking Yi people accompanied by the sanhu.
Axi is spoken in Mile, Shilin, Kunming, Luxi, and Huaning counties by about 110,000 speakers.

Dialects

Wu divides Axi into three dialects and also provides word lists for each of the three dialects.
  • The Western dialect 西阿土语 is spoken in Mile ; Qiubei, Lunan, Luxi, Huaning counties, etc.
  • The Yanshan dialect 砚阿土语 is spoken in Yanshan, Qiubei, Wenshan counties, etc.
  • The Kunming dialect 昆阿土语 is spoken in Kunming ; Luquan, Wuding counties, etc.

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