Phowa language explained

Phowa
Nativename:Puwa
States:China
Speakers:Hlepho: (2011)
Labo: (2011)
Ani:
Date:2011
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:Lolo-Burmese
Fam3:Loloish
Fam4:Southeastern
Fam5:Highland Phula
Lc1:yhl
Ld1:Hlepho Phowa
Lc2:ypb
Ld2:Labo Phowa
Lc3:ypn
Ld3:Ani Phowa
Glotto:phow1235
Glottorefname:Phowa
Dia1:Ani–Labo
Dia2:Hlepho–Phukha

Phowa is a dialect cluster of Loloish languages spoken by the Phula people of China. There are three principal varieties, Hlepho, Ani, and Labo, which may be considered distinct languages. Hlepho may be closer to Phukha than it is to Labo and Ani. Usage is decreasing, with about two-thirds of Phowa speaking their language.

The representative Hlepho Phowa dialect studied in Pelkey (2011) is that of Feizuke 菲租克, Xinhua Township 新华乡, Pingbian County.