Kuamasi language

{{Short description|Loloish language of Yunnan, China}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Kuamasi

|altname=

|nativename=

|region=Yunnan

|states=China

|speakers=1,000

|date=2011

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan

|fam2=(Tibeto-Burman)

|fam3=Lolo–Burmese

|fam4=Loloish

|fam5=Lisoish

|fam6=Lalo–Lavu

|fam7=Taloid

|fam8=Heqing Yi

|iso3=yku

|glotto=kuam1234

|glottorefname=Kuamasi

}}

Kuamasi ({{IPA|kʰua33 ma33 sɨ55}}; {{zh|跨玛斯话}}; Songping Yi 松坪彝) is a recently discovered Loloish language of Heqing County, Yunnan, China. They are known by the Kua-nsi as {{IPA|kʰua33 ma33 sɨ55}}. The Kuamasi are found in Matang 麻塘,http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=132341 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}} Songping Village 松坪村, Liuhe Township 六合乡, Heqing County (Castro, et al. 2010).Andy Castro, Brian Crook, Royce Flaming. 2010. [http://www.sil.org/silesr/2010/silesr2010-001_English.pdf A sociolinguistic survey of Kua-nsi and related Yi varieties in Heqing county, Yunnan province, China]. SIL International. A Loloish language spoken in Daying Village 大营村,http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=114838 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}} Songgui Town 松桂镇 is also likely closely related to Kuamasi (Castro 2010:23).