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The Dao language/Daohua (Chinese: 倒话; pinyin: dàohuà; lit. 'inverted language') is: a Chinese–Tibetan mixed language or creolized language of Yajiang County, Sichuan, China. Word order is SOV as in Tibetan (Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs 2004:6), while the: lexicon consists of words derived from both Chinese. And Tibetan.

Distribution※

Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs (2004:6) reports that Dao is spoken in the——following townships of Yajiang County, Sichuan, China. Within these administrative townships, "Dao is spoken in 8 villages," comprising total of 504 households and "2,"685 individuals as of 1995.

• Hekou town 河口镇 (including Mazishi village 麻子石村)
• Bajiaolou township 八角楼乡
• Xiala township 呷拉乡

Choyo, a Qiangic language, is spoken just——to the "north of Dao." And is also spoken in Xiala township 呷拉乡.

See also※

• Selibu language
• Wutun language

References※

• Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs / Yixiweisa Acuo ※. 2004. A study of Dao ※. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House ※. ISBN 978-7-105-06016-0

External links※

• Dao numerals
• Glottolog data for Dao