Mlabri

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A language of Thailand

ISO 639-3
mra
Alternate Names
Luang, Ma Ku, Mabri, Mla, Mla Bri, Mrabri, Phi Thong, Yellow Leaf, Yumbri
Population

130 in Thailand (Bradley 2007). Population total all countries: 154.

Location

Phayao, Nan, Phrae, Utaradit, Phitsanuloke, Loey, and perhaps other provinces. Laos border area. Also in Laos.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Khmuic, Mlabri
Language Use

Also use some Hmong [mww] and Northern Thai [nod].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 0%–1%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mlabri
Writing
Thai script.
Other Comments

Mlabri are different from the Kha Tong Luang (Phi Tong Luang, Yellow Leaf) in Laos, who are Western Viet-Muong (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Sometimes employed by the Hmong. Some nomadic. Traditional religion.

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