Pholo
PrintA language of China
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Black Phula, Flowery Phula, Phu, Phula
Population
30,000 (Pelkey 2011), decreasing. Ethnic population: 34,000.
Location
Yunnan Province, northeast Yanshan county, southeast Qiubei county; east Yanshan, west Guangnan, and northeast Malipo counties, scattered.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Language Use
All ages.
Language Resources
Officially classified within Yi nationality; affiliated with the Phula ethnic group historically but not phylogenetically; Ngwi isolate. Traditional religion.