 (1985), divide Western Yi (彝语西部方言) into two dialects, namely Dongshan and Xishan.In Lincang Prefecture, Western Yi speakers number approximately 30,000 people and have the autonyms ' and '.In Jianxing Township 建兴乡, Xinping County, Yunnan, Lalu 腊鲁 is spoken in the two administrative villages of Malutang 马鹿塘 and Mowei 磨味 by about 3,000 people (Wang 2011