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Muji, Southern

A language of China

ISO 639-3: ymc

Population	26,000 (2008), increasing.
Region	Yunnan Province, north Jinping County; some in southwest and east Jinping County, south Mengzi County, southeast Gejiu County.
Alternate names	Aga, Khlaka, Lahi, Muzi, Phula, Tjeki, Tshebu, Tshibu
Dialects	Dazhai, Ma’andi, Tongchang, Yingpan, Jinhe, Gamadi.
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic, Ngwi, Southeastern
Language use	Vigorous. Home, village, business. All ages. Positive attitude.
Language development	Taught in primary schools.
Comments	Classified as Yi nationality and are affiliated with the Phula ethnic group historically. Polytheist.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

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

PELKEY, Jamin, author. 2011. "A Phula Comparative Lexicon; Phola, Phuza, Muji, Phowa, Azha."