Laomian

Definitely endangered, around 700 native speakers.

The Sino-Tibetan language Laomian (also known as Bisu, Guba, or Lawmeh) is a Chinese adaptation of the Lahu word Lawmeh. Laomian is spoken in Laomian Dazhai, Zhutang Township, Lancang County, Yunnan, and is closely linked to Bisu. In central Lancang County, Yunnan, there are 4,000 speakers (out of 5,000 ethnic members) and fewer than 1,000 Laopin speakers, which may not be included in these figures (Bradley 2007). Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Southern, Bisoid, Bisu-Pyen-Laomian, Bisu, Pyen, and Laomian are all members of the Sino-Tibetan language family.It is primarily spoken in China's southwestern Yunnan Province, which borders Thailand and Myanmar. Speakers of Laomian who reside in mixed-ethnic communities generally speak Laomian at home while speaking the major local ethnic language in public. Because children are learning the predominant local language, the average age of Laomian speakers is climbing into the sixties and seventies in areas of mixed communities. Because of the growing number of people who can speak many languages, the dominance of the Chinese language has had a significant impact on the Laomian settlements.

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Sources:

http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=111478

Laomian at Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 November 2021

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"Laomian". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 12 November 2021

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