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Pela
Bola
Pronunciation	IPA: [pə˧˩la˥]
Native to	China
Ethnicity	1,000 (2001)
Native speakers	400 (2000)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Lolo–Burmese Burmish Maruic Pela
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

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.

Distribution

There are about 500 speakers as of 2005. The ethnic population is distributed as follows.

• Mangshi
  • Santaishan (三台山乡)
    • Yinqian (引欠村)
    • Kongjiazhai (孔家寨, representative dialect; Pela: tsɛ³¹kʰauŋ³⁵tam³¹)
  • Wuchalu (五岔路乡)
    • Mengguang (勐广村)
    • Nongnong (弄弄村)
    • Gongqiu (贡丘)
  • Xishan (西山乡)
    • 2nd cluster (二组), Banzai (板栽)
  • Chengjiao (城郊)
    • Huashulin (桦树林)
• Lianghe County
  • Bangwai (邦外)
• Longchuan County
  • Shuangwopu (双窝铺)
  • Wangzishu (王子树)
  • Palangnong (帕浪弄)

Yinqian (引欠, or Yunqian 允欠) and Mengguang (勐广) have the largest Pela populations.

References

1. ^ Pela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Bolayu Yanjiu, 波拉语研究, p. 3
3. "Lùxī Shì Sāntái Shān Dé'ángzú Xiāng Yǔnqiàn Cūnwěihuì" 潞西市三台山德昂族乡允欠村委会 [Yunqian Village Committee, Deang Ethnic Township, Santai Mountain, Luxi City]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-10-02.
4. "Lùxī Shì Wǔchàlù Xiāng Wāndān Cūnwěihuì Měngguǎng Zìráncūn" 潞西市五岔路乡弯丹村委会勐广自然村 [Mengguang Natural Village, Wandan Village Committee, Wuchalu Township, Luxi City]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
5. "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese).
6. "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese).
7. "Lǒngchuān Xiàn Jǐnghǎn Zhèn Mànmiàn Cūnwěihuì Dàpàlàng Zìráncūn" 陇川县景罕镇曼面村委会大帕浪自然村 [Dapalang Natural Village, Manmian Village Committee, Jinghan Town, Longchuan County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
8. "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese).

Further reading

• Dai, Qingxia 戴慶廈; Jiang, Ying 蔣潁; Kong, Zhi'en 孔志恩 (2007). Bōlāyǔ yánjiū 波拉語研究 [Study of the Pela Language] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe. ISBN 9787105089932.

External links

• ELAR archive of Documentation of Pela

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