Phupha | |
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Phuza | |
Native to | China |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2007) [1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:
yph – Phupha
aub – Alugu
ypp – Phupa
ypz – Phuza |
Glottolog |
down1239 |
Phupha, or Downriver Phula, is a dialect cluster of Loloish languages spoken by the Phula people of China. There are four principal varieties, which may be considered distinct languages:
Usage is decreasing apart from Alugu, which is taught in primary schools.
The representative Phuza dialect studied in Pelkey (2011) is that of Bujibai (补鸡白), Lengquan Township (冷泉镇), Mengzi County.