Pela language
Burmish language of Western Yunnan, China
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Pela or Bola (Chinese: 波拉; autonym: pə³¹la⁵⁵, exonym: po³¹no⁵¹) is a Burmish language of Western Yunnan, China. In China, Pela speakers are classified as part of the Jingpo ethnic group. Pela may also be spoken in Burma.
PronunciationPela pronunciation: [pə˧˩la˥]
NativetoChina
Ethnicity1,000 (2001)[1]
Native speakers
(400 cited 2000)[1]| Pela | |
|---|---|
| Bola | |
| Pronunciation | Pela pronunciation: [pə˧˩la˥] |
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | 1,000 (2001)[1] |
Native speakers | (400 cited 2000)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bxd |
| Glottolog | pela1242 |
| ELP | Pela |
 Bola is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Distribution
There are about 500 speakers as of 2005.[2] The ethnic population is distributed as follows.
- Mangshi
- Lianghe County
- Bangwai (邦外)
- Longchuan County
Yinqian (引欠, or Yunqian 允欠) and Mengguang (勐广) have the largest Pela populations.
