Zokhuo language

Wikipedia

Zokhuo
Native toChina, Vietnam
RegionYunnan
Ethnicity17,000 (2011?)[1]
Native speakers
13,000 in China (2011)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yzk
qbf Chökö
Glottologzokh1238

Zokhuo (autonym: dzu21 kʰʊ33), also known as Niuweiba (Cowtail) Phula, is a Loloish language spoken by the Phula people of China. It appears to be the Chökö (Tśökö) of Vietnam.[3]

Demographics

In China, Zokhuo speakers are found in Yunnan province: southeast Wenshan County, south Dongshan and north Zhuiligai townships; south Yanshan County, Yunnan.[4] Speakers are classified as Yi people.

References

  1. Zokhuo language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon
  2. Zokhuo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. Pelkey (2011).
  4. ethnologue

Works cited

  • Pelkey, Jamin R. (2011). Dialectology as Dialectic: Interpreting Phula Variation. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9783110245851. ISBN 978-3-11-024585-1.