Azha language


Azha is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China.

Innovations

In Azha, the words for ‘goat’, ‘eat’, and ‘drink’ are innovative. Luojiayi Azha ‘goat’, ‘eat’, ‘drink’ are not derived from Proto-Ngwi *-citL ‘goat’, *dza² ‘eat’, and *m-daŋ¹ ‘drink’.