Lakkia language
| Lakkia | |
|---|---|
| 拉珈语 Lakkja | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi |
Native speakers | 9,000 (2007) |
Early form | Proto-Lakkia
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lbc |
| Glottolog | lakk1238 |
| ELP | Lakkia |
The Lakkia language (Chinese: 拉珈语; pinyin: Lājiāyǔ), also spelled Lakkja after its IPA transcription, is a Kra–Dai language spoken in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Laibin, East-Central Guangxi, China.
Lakkia speakers are thought to have migrated from further east, possibly from the Biao-speaking areas of Northwestern Guangdong Province (L.-Thongkum 1992). Today, they live mostly in the Dayaoshan (Chinese: 大瑶山; lit. 'Big Yao Mountain') region of Jinxiu County.