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Loloish language spoken in China
Phowa
Puwa
Native toChina
Native speakersHlepho: 36,000 (2011)
Labo: 17,000 (2011)
Ani: 10,000 (2011)
Language familySino-Tibetan
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
yhl – Hlepho Phowa
ypb – Labo Phowa
ypn – Ani Phowa
Glottologphow1235

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.

The representative Hlepho Phowa dialect studied in Pelkey (2011) is that of Feizuke 菲租克, Xinhua Township 新华乡, Pingbian County.

References

  1. ^ Hlepho Phowa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Labo Phowa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Ani Phowa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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