Choyo language
Queyu is a poorly attested Qiangic language of Yajiang County and Xinlong County, Sichuan, as well as Tibet. It is similar with and shares a name with Zhaba, but the two languages are distinct from each other.Dialects
The four dialects of Choyo are those of:
- Youlaxi Township 尤拉西乡, Xinlong County
- Rongba Township 绒坝乡, Litang County
- Tuanjie Township 团结乡, Yajiang County
- Xiala Township 呷拉乡, Yajiang County
Suzuki & Wangmo consider the Lhagang Choyu language to be similar to but not part of Choyu proper, which consists of the four dialects listed above.
Huang & Dai document the Queyu dialect spoken in Youlaxi Township 尤拉西乡, Xinlong County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan.Lhagang Choyu
Lhagang Choyu is a Qiangic language similar to Choyu recently described by Suzuki & Wangmo. It is spoken in Tage Hamlet, southwestern Tagong Town, Kangding Municipality, Sichuan Province, China. It used to be spoken in Xiya 西雅 Hamlet of the same township. Lhagang Choyu is an endangered language with about 100 speakers.
