Pela language
| Pela | |
|---|---|
| Bola | |
| 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 |
Pela or Bola (Chinese: 波拉; autonym: pə˧˩la˥, exonym: po˧˩no˥˩) 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 (Bolayu Yanjiu 波拉语研究, p.3). The ethnic population is distributed as follows.
- Luxi City
- Lianghe County
- Bangwai 邦外
- Longchuan County
Yinqian 引欠 (or Yunqian 允欠)and Mengguang 勐广 have the largest Pela populations.
References
- ^ a b Pela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=98248
- ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=98342
- ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=98340
- ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=98405
- ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=97454
- ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=97455
Further Reading
- 戴 Dai, 慶廈 Qingxia; 蔣 Jiang, 潁 Ying; 孔 Kong, 志恩 Zhi'en (2007). 波拉語研究 Bolayu Yanjiu [Study of the Pela Language] (in Chinese). Beijing: 民族出版社 Minzu Chubanshe. ISBN 9787105089932.
External links
- ELAR archive of Documentation of Pela
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