Phowa language
Loloish language spoken in China
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Phowa is a dialect cluster of Loloish languages spoken by the Phula people of China. There are three principal varieties, Hlepho, Ani, and Labo, which may be considered distinct languages. Hlepho may be closer to Phukha than it is to Labo and Ani. Usage is decreasing, with about two-thirds of Phowa speaking their language.
NativetoChina
Sino-Tibetan
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Lolo-Burmese
- Loloish
- Southeastern
- Highland Phula
- Phowa
- Highland Phula
- Southeastern
- Loloish
Dialects
- Ani–Labo
- Hlepho–Phukha
| Phowa | |
|---|---|
| Puwa | |
| Native to | China |
Native speakers | Hlepho: 36,000 (2011)[1] Labo: 17,000 (2011)[1] Ani: 10,000 (2011)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:yhl – Hlepho Phowaypb – Labo Phowaypn – Ani Phowa |
| Glottolog | phow1235 |
The representative Hlepho Phowa dialect studied in Pelkey (2011) is that of Feizuke 菲租克, Xinhua Township 新华乡, Pingbian County.
