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, China. Budu is spoken in

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. Many Budu born after c. 1970 are unable to speak the language.

References

*You Weiqiong ��伟琼 2013. ''Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan'' ��南民族识别研究 Beijing: Nationalities Press ��族出版社 Southern Loloish languages Languages of Yunnan {{st-lang-stub