Akeu is a Loloish language mainly spoken in Jinghong and Mengla County, China, with smaller populations of speakers in Burma, Laos, and Thailand. Gokhy may be related.
Distribution
Akeu (Ake 阿克; autonym: Gouke 勾克) is spoken in the following locations of Yunnan (You 2013:172). The Akeu migrated from Mojiang County to the Xishuangbanna (西双版纳, Sipsongpanna) area 8 generations ago (about 300 years ago). • Ganlanba 橄榄坝, Menghan Township 勐罕镇, Jinghong City 景洪市; • Menglong Township 勐龙镇, Jinghong City 景洪市; • Sanda Mountain 三达山, Jinghong City 景洪市; • Menglun Township 勐仑镇, Mengla County 勐腊县; • Yiwu District 易武乡, Mengla County 勐腊县. ==Dialects==
Dialects
The Akeu dialects of Kyaingtong, Myanmar and Menglun 勐仑镇, Mengla County, China are similar. The following words from these two Akeu dialects are from Hayashi (2015). ==Vocabulary==