Akeu language


Akeu is a Loloish language mainly spoken in Jinghong and Mengla County, China, with smaller populations of speakers in Burma, Laos, and Thailand. Gokhy may be related.

Distribution

Akeu is spoken in the following locations of Yunnan. The Akeu migrated from Mojiang County to the Xishuangbanna area 8 generations ago.
The Akeu dialects of Kyaingtong, Myanmar and Menglun 勐仑镇, Mengla County, China are similar. The following words from these two Akeu dialects are from Hayashi.
GlossKyaingtong AkeuMenglun Akeu
tea
pig
bird
salt
buffalo
four
to fly

Vocabulary

The Akeu numerals are: