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Phula

A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639-3: phh

Population	9,050 in Viet Nam (1999 census). Population total all countries: 14,050. Ethnic population: 13,246.
Region	Lao Cai Province, near Lao Cai City; Hà Giang Province, Xin Mun District, 1 village; Lai Chau and Son La provinces. Also in China.
Language maps	Northern Viet Nam, reference number 68 Northwestern Viet Nam, reference number 68
Alternate names	Fu Khla, Phu Kha, Phu Khla, Phu La
Dialects	Related to Laghuu [lgh].
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic, Ngwi, Southeastern
Language use	An official minority nationality. Shifting to Vietnamese [vie].
Comments	Tonal.

Also spoken in:

China

Language name	Phukha
Population	5,000 in China (2008). Ethnic population: 7,000.
Region	Yunnan Province, southeast Maguan, southwest Malipo counties.
Alternate names	Fu Khla, Phu Khla, Phù Lá, Phù Lá Hán
Comments	Classified as Yi nationality in China and as Phula nationality in Viet Nam.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FRIED, Robert Wayne, author. 2000. A preliminary phonological sketch of Phu Kha, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Northern Vietnam.

PELKEY, Jamin R., author. 2005. "Puzzling over Phula: toward the synthesis and statement of a sub-branch."

PELKEY, Jamin R., author. 2007. "Muji's mirrored merger: correlative redistribution of checked tone classes in a newly defined Burmic cluster."  

PELKEY, Jamin R., author. 2008. The Phula languages in synchronic and diachronic perspective.