Phola
Phola is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Phola, or Upriver Phula, is a dialect cluster of the Loloish languages spoken by the Phù Lá people of China.
Phola proper is spoken by 13,000 people in Honghe County, Gejiu, Shiping County, Jianshui County and Yuanjiang County.
Alo Phola is spoken by 500 people in the village of Tuguozhai (土锅寨), Dashuiping Community (大水平村), Lijiang Township (澧江镇), Yuanjiang County, Yunnan, where they are surrounded by Dai speakers.
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Words in Phola
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | cho* | |
| name | mE* | |
| eye | notu* | |
| ear | nopo* | |
| nose | noqo* | |
| tooth | Ci* | |
| tongue | lo* | |
| hand | lot3* | |
| blood | si* | |
| bone | xuq3di* | |
| skin | kiCho* | |
| knee | pimic3t3* | |
| breast | Cupi* | |
| liver | ChisE* | |
| water | ᵑkɑ̠³¹ | |
| fire | mithE* | |
| sun | pimo* | |
| star | mok3* | |
| stone | l3qE* | |
| mountain | b3* | |
| tree | icE* | |
| leaf | pho* | |
| night | mokhi* | |
| dog | khyi* | |
| fish | Noz3* | |
| louse | Simo* | |
| one | thi* | |
| two | ni* | |
| I | No* | |
| you | nu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Wuding-Luquan YiSino-Tibetan40% alike
- SaniSino-Tibetan38% alike
- AzhaSino-Tibetan33% alike
- Wusa NasuSino-Tibetan30% alike
- PhuzaSino-Tibetan30% alike
- Youle JinuoSino-Tibetan30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · phol1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ypg