Piyo language

Piyo
Native to	China, Laos
Ethnicity	Hani
Native speakers	(120,000 cited 1997)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Lolo–Burmese Loloish Southern Bi-Ka Piyo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	byo
Glottolog	biyo1243

Piyo (Biyo, Biyue; pi31 jɔ31 (Jing 2015:11)) is a Loloish language of China. The people are ethnic Hani, and the "Bi-Ka" varieties (Biyo, Kaduo, Enu) are traditionally considered dialects of Hani. However, in the classifications of Bradley (2007) and Lama (2012), they are more distinct from Hani than other related languages are. Lama classifies Mpi as closer to Biyo dialect than Kaduo is.

In Mojiang County, the Upper Biyo (a31tʰa̠31 pi31jɔ31) and Lower Biyo (a31va̠31 pi31jɔ31) varieties are mutually intelligible (Jing 2015:11).

Further reading

• Jiang Ying [蒋颖], Cui Xia [崔ちぇ霞かすみ], Qiao Xiang [乔翔]. 2009. A study of Ximoluo [西にし摩ま洛らく语研究けんきゅう]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族みんぞく出版しゅっぱん社しゃ].
• Jing Dian [经典] (2015). A reference grammar of Mojiang Biyo Hani [墨江すみえ碧あお约哈尼あま语参考さんこう语法]. Beijing: China Social Sciences Academy Press [中国ちゅうごく社会しゃかい科学かがく出版しゅっぱん社しゃ]. ISBN 9787516172131
• Zhu Maoyun [朱しゅ茂しげる云うん] (2011). A reference grammar of Mojiang Kaduo [墨江すみえ哈尼族ぞく卡多话参考さんこう语法]. Beijing: China Social Sciences Academy Press [中国ちゅうごく社会しゃかい科学かがく出版しゅっぱん社しゃ].