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ALSO KNOWN AS		Doka, Mujitsu, Phutsu, Phuzu, Phula, Muji
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Lolo-Burmese
ORTHOGRAPHY		no
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ymq
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Information from: “Dialectology as dialectic: interpreting Phula variation.” . Jamin Pelkey (2011) De Gruyter Mouton

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,500

DATE OF INFO: 2005

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Qila Muji functions as the language for daily communication. Outsiders married into Qila Muji communities have to learn Qila Muji as well. But the medium for education is Mandarin.

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

positive

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Mandarin

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Children growing up speaking Qila Muji as L1 in the communities and learn Mandarin which is the official language of China in school. Qila Muji is the dominant language for daily communication within the Qila Muji. Community announcements and meetings are all in Qila Muji.

Scripts (Writing system)

PLACES: China; Vietnam

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Laojizhai (老集寨鄉) and Jinshuihe (金水河鎮) Townships of southern Jinping County (金平縣), Yunnan Province (雲南省), China; 3 isolated Qila Muji villages (Qila, Wantang, and Muong Gong) located in northwestern Lai Chau Province in Vietnam

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

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The number of speakers is decreasing.

PLACES: China;

	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger			UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub																		23.6,102.7333
978-3-11-024584-4		2011	Dialectology as dialectic: interpreting Phula variation.	Dialectology as dialectic: interpreting Phula variation.		De Gruyter Mouton			Jamin Pelkey	Pelkey, Jamin R. 2011. Dialectology as dialectic: interpreting Phula variation. Berlin/New York: De Gruyter Mouton.		1,500	1,500	2005	1000-9999	official domains	Mandarin	no	positive	Children growing up speaking Qila Muji as L1 in the communities and learn Mandarin which is the official language of China in school. Qila Muji is the dominant language for daily communication within the Qila Muji. Community announcements and meetings are all in Qila Muji.	no	Vulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	Qila Muji functions as the language for daily communication. Outsiders married into Qila Muji communities have to learn Qila Muji as well. But the medium for education is Mandarin.	11	10	China; Vietnam	Laojizhai (老集寨鄉) and Jinshuihe (金水河鎮) Townships of southern Jinping County (金平縣), Yunnan Province (雲南省), China; 3 isolated Qila Muji villages (Qila, Wantang, and Muong Gong) located in northwestern Lai Chau Province in Vietnam	22.601, 103.163
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)		M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		1,500		1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		The number of speakers is decreasing.			China;

Qila Muji

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Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Discussion

Qila Muji

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Discussion

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