Phupha, or Downriver Phula, is a
dialect cluster
A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually intelligible, but the differences accumulate over distance so that widely separated varie ...
of
Loloish languages spoken by the
Phula people of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. There are four principal varieties, which may be considered distinct languages:
*Phupha, Alugu (Alugu Phupha)
*Phupa, Phuza.
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.
References
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Loloish languages
Languages of China
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