La información está incompleta “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
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<2,740
In China, spoken in one village of 240 people. In Burma, spoken by 2,000 in two or three villages. In Thailand, spoken by some members in two villages with a population of 500.
Ethnic group is unclassified in China, but called Laopin locally. Classified as the Hpyin ethnic group in Burma. Usually included in the Lawa or Lua hill tribe category in Thailand.
MÁS SOBRE LA VITALIDAD
Thailand: in Phadaeng village, the language is moribund, and in Takaw, recently extinct.
OTRAS LENGUAS UTILIZADAS POR LA COMUNIDAD
Lahu
COMENTARIOS SOBRE CONTEXTO DE LA LENGUA
Maintenance efforts underway; contact has recently been reestablished between the Bisu in these three areas.
LUGARES
China, Burma, Thailand
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA UBICACIÓN
China: spoken in Laopingzhai, which is in Manghong Village Cluster, Mengszhe Township, Menghai County. Burma: 2 or three villages. Thailand: spoken in Doi Chomphu and Pui Kham.
La información está incompleta “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
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1,240
240
There are 240 speakers in China (Xu 2005). There are no monolinguals.
LUGARES
Myanmar; Thailand;
La información está incompleta “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
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2,740
La información está incompleta “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press