Phala
PrintA language of China
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Black Phula, Bola, Hei Phula, Khapho, Phula, Phulepho
Population
12,000 (Pelkey 2011). Ethnic population: 13,000.
Location
Yunnan Province, Shiping and Honghe counties, north and south banks of Yuanjiang (Honghe) river; Yuanyang and Jianshui counties, a few isolated villages downriver.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
Most similar to Phola [ypg].
Language Use
Home, village.
Language Resources
Upriver subgroup of Riverine Phula. Traditional religion.