Thopho language

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Thopho
Native to China
Region Yunnan
Native speakers
200 (2011) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ytp
Glottolog thop1236

Thopho, or Black Phula, is an endangered Loloish language spoken by the Phula people of Yunnan, China. There are 200 speakers out of an ethnic population of 500 speakers. It is spoken in the following two villages in eastern Guangnan County, Yunnan.

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References

  1. Thopho at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "广南县珠琳镇中寨村委会坝彩". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
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