Alingpo (a55 le21 pho21;龙倮贵. 2007. 红河彝族族源族称及其人口分布 . ; also called Yiqing 彝青 or Dry Yi 干彝) is a Loloish language of eastern Yunnan, China.
Classification Li, et al. (2011) classify Alingpo as an Eastern Yi language similar to Nasu and Gepo. However, Hsiu (2018)Hsiu, Andrew. 2018. Classifications of some lesser-known Lolo-Burmese languages. notes that it is a Southeastern Loloish language closely related to Lope, Axi, Azhe, and Azha.
Distribution Alingpo is spoken by tens of thousands of people in Shizong County and Luoping County. In Shilin County, Alingpo is spoken in only one village, Yimeidu village 矣美堵村, by about 100 people. In Shilin County, Alingpo speakers are surrounded by Sani speakers.
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