Lolo speakers are referred to by a variety of exonyms. Below is a list of exonyms followed by their respective autonyms and demographics. •
Mili: ''
(spoken by about 12,000 people in Jingdong County). Also called Alie''. •
Enipu 厄尼蒲 ('''' 'water buffalo people', an offensive exonym used by
Lalo speakers): '''' (spoken in
Nanjian County). Spoken by nearly 20,000 people in Weishan County (Qinghua Township) and Nanjian County (in Wuliang, Xiaowandong, and Langcang townships) •
Tu 土 (Tuzu 土族): '''' (spoken by nearly 10,000 people in southern
Xiangyun County) •
Qiangyi 羌夷: '''' (spoken by nearly 15,000 people in northern and central
Xiangyun County) •
Eastern Lalu: '''' (spoken by nearly 20,000 people in
Xinping County and
Zhenyuan County). The Xinping dialect is documented in Wang (2020). In Xinping County, there are about 3,000 ethnic "Lalu" (腊鲁; i.e., Lolopo) in Malutang 马鹿塘 and Mowei 磨味 villages, located in Jianxing Township 建兴乡. •
Lolo (of northeastern
Binchuan County): '''' •
Xiangtang 香堂 (spoken in
Zhenkang County). Widespread distribution in Jinggu, Zhenyuan, Pu'er, Jiangcheng, Mengla, Jinghong, and Zhenkang counties, with perhaps under 80,000 speakers. •
Lolo (of
Nanhua County): '''' •
Lolo (of
Yao'an County): '''' •
Wotizo: '''' (Yang 2010:7) ==Classification==