Phala

Nationality Classification
彝族 Yi
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)