Bit
A language of Laos
| Population | 1,530 in Laos (1985 F. Proschan). Population total all countries: 1,730. |
| Region | Near the north border with China, northeast of Namtha, Luand Namtha Province, and south of Boun Neua; Phongsali Province, Boun-Tai, Samphan, and Khoa districts, 8 villages. Also in China. |
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Laos, reference number 5 |
| Alternate names | Buxinhua, Khabit, Khbit, Phsin, Phsing |
| Dialects | Not Khmuic, but Palaungic (1990 J. Svantesson). Related to Khao [xao] in Viet Nam. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Khmuic, Khao |
| Comments | SVO; complex morphology (prefixing); attributives follow noun heads; adverbials precede verb heads; simple syllable structure; nontonal. Traditional religion. |
Also spoken in:
China
| Language name | Buxinhua |
| Population | 200 in China (1994). |
| Region | Southwest Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Mengla County. |
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Southwestern China |
| Comments | Traditional religion. |
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