Kuamasi language

Kuamasi
Kuamasi
Native to	China
Region	Yunnan
Native speakers	1,000 (2011)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Lisoish Lalo–Lavu Taloid Heqing Yi Kuamasi; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yku
Glottolog	kuam1234

Kuamasi (kʰua33 ma33 sɨ55; Chinese: 跨玛斯话; Songping Yi 松坪彝) is a recently discovered Loloish language of Heqing County, Yunnan, China. They are known by the Kua-nsi as kʰua33 ma33 sɨ55. The Kuamasi are found in Matang 麻塘,^[2] Songping Village 松坪村, Liuhe Township 六合乡, Heqing County (Castro, et al. 2010).^[3] A Loloish language spoken in Daying Village 大营村,^[4] Songgui Town 松桂镇 is also likely closely related to Kuamasi (Castro 2010:23).

References

^ Kuamasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=132341 ^{[dead link]}
^ Andy Castro, Brian Crook, Royce Flaming. 2010. A sociolinguistic survey of Kua-nsi and related Yi varieties in Heqing county, Yunnan province, China. SIL International.
^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=114838 ^{[dead link]}

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[e18-1] Kuamasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] ttp://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=132341 ^{[dead link]}

[3] Andy Castro, Brian Crook, Royce Flaming. 2010. A sociolinguistic survey of Kua-nsi and related Yi varieties in Heqing county, Yunnan province, China. SIL International.

[4] ttp://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=114838 ^{[dead link]}