by Chinese to Euro-peans. They themselveshave no objection to beingstyled I-chia (I families),but that word is not theirnative name. Near Ma-pien they call themselves Lo-su; in the neighbourhoodof Lui-po Ting their name is * No-su or Ngo-su (possibly a mere variant of* Lo-su); near Hui-li-chou the… … Black Lolo. 62 MARCO POLO Book II. the Le-su, which argues an internal distinction; but there can be no doubt that theyare the same race, and speak the same language, though with minor differences ofdialect. (Baber, Travels, 66-67.) With very rare exceptions the male Lolo, rich or poor, free or…
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