Piyo (Biyo, Biyue; ' (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 (') and Lower Biyo (') varieties are mutually intelligible (Jing 2015:11).
References
Further reading
- Jiang Ying [èÂÂé¢Â], Cui Xia [å´ÂéÂÂ], Qiao Xiang [ä¹Âç¿Â]. 2009. A study of Ximoluo [西æ©æ´Âè¯Âç Â究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [æ°ÂæÂÂåºçÂÂ社].
- Jing Dian [ç»ÂÃ¥Â
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- Zhu Maoyun [æ±èÂÂäºÂ] (2011). A reference grammar of Mojiang Kaduo [墨æ±ÂÃ¥ÂÂå°¼æÂÂå¡å¤Âè¯ÂÃ¥ÂÂèÂÂè¯Âæ³Â]. Beijing: China Social Sciences Academy Press [ä¸Âå½社ä¼Âç§Âå¦åºçÂÂ社].