Suobi 梭比 is a

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of south-central

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, China. It is documented in Bai (2010). Suobi is closely related to Haoni.Hsiu, Andrew. 2016.
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Distribution

Suobi is spoken in 2 villages of Yinyuan Township 因远镇 of

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, namely Pugui Village 浦贵村 (in Pugui 浦贵, Ga'e 嘎俄, and Puhai 浦海) and Beize Village 北泽村 (in Yuga 玉嘎, Sanlingsan 三零三, Shuitong 水桶, and Beize 北泽) (Bai 2010:118). Suobi speakers in Yinyuan Township 因远镇 are surrounded by Baihong and Haoni speakers (Bai 2010). Suobi is also spoken in

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(in Meiziqing 梅子箐 of Jianxing 建兴乡, and Dazhai 大寨 of Fuxing 复兴).''Xinping County Gazetteer'' (1993:106, 118)

References

*Bai Bibo ��碧波(2010). ''Sociolinguistics of languages of Yinyuan Town, Yuanjiang County'' ��江县因远镇语言使用现状及其演变 Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House ��族出版社 {{Lolo-Burmese languages Southern Loloish languages