Phala
Nationality Classification | 彝族 Yi |
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Language or Dialect Name (Chinese) | 彝语东南方言帕拉话 |
Language or Dialect Name (English) | Phala |
ISO 639-3 Code | ypa |
Language Stock Classification | 藏缅语族 Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman |
Primary Province or Region | 云南省 Yunnan Province |
Location (in China) | Yunnan Province: primarily along the north and south banks of the Yuanjiang (Honghe) river in Shiping and Honghe counties. A few isolated villages downriver in Yuanyang and Jianshui counties are also likely to be affiliated with Phala. |
Estimated Speaker Population (in China) | 12,000 |
Speaker Population Year of Estimate | 2006 (Pelkey) |