Pela language

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Pela
Bola
PronunciationPela pronunciation: [pə˧˩la˥]
Native toChina
Ethnicity1,000 (2001)[1]
Native speakers
(400 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bxd
Glottologpela1242
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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

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There are about 500 speakers as of 2005.[2] The ethnic population is distributed as follows.

  • Mangshi
    • Santaishan (三台山乡)
      • Yinqian (引欠村[3])
      • Kongjiazhai (孔家寨, representative dialect; Pela: tsɛ³¹kʰauŋ³⁵tam³¹)
    • Wuchalu (五岔路乡)
      • Mengguang (勐广村[4])
      • Nongnong (弄弄村[5])
      • Gongqiu (贡丘)
    • Xishan (西山乡)
      • 2nd cluster (二组), Banzai (板栽[6])
    • Chengjiao (城郊)
      • Huashulin (桦树林)
  • Lianghe County
    • Bangwai (邦外)
  • Longchuan County
    • Shuangwopu (双窝铺)
    • Wangzishu (王子树)
    • Palangnong (帕浪弄[7][8])

Yinqian (引欠, or Yunqian 允欠) and Mengguang (勐广) have the largest Pela populations.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Bolayu Yanjiu, 波拉语研究, p. 3
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Further reading

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