Pela language
Pela | |
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Bola | |
Pronunciation | IPA: [pə˧˩la˥] |
Native to | China |
Ethnicity | 1,000 (2001)[1] |
Native speakers | 400 (2000)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bxd |
Glottolog | pela1242 |
ELP | Pela |
![]() Bola is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Pela or Bola (Chinese: 波拉; autonym: pə³¹la⁵⁵, exonym: po³¹no⁵¹), is a Burmish language of Western Yunnan, China. In China, Pela speakers are classified as part of the Jingpo ethnic group. Pela may also be spoken in Burma.
Distribution
There are about 500 speakers as of 2005.[2] The ethnic population is distributed as follows.
- Mangshi
- Lianghe County
- Bangwai (邦外)
- Longchuan County
Yinqian (引欠, or Yunqian 允欠) and Mengguang (勐广) have the largest Pela populations.
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