Phupha | |
Nativename: | Phuza |
States: | China |
Date: | 2007 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
Fam2: | Lolo-Burmese |
Fam3: | Loloish |
Fam4: | Southeastern |
Fam5: | Riverine Phula |
Lc1: | yph |
Ld1: | Phupha |
Lc2: | aub |
Ld2: | Alugu |
Lc3: | ypp |
Ld3: | Phupa |
Lc4: | ypz |
Ld4: | Phuza |
Glotto: | down1239 |
Glottorefname: | Downriver Riverine Phula |
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 is that of Bujibai (补鸡白), Lengquan Township (冷泉镇), Mengzi County.