Informations incomplètes “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
Vulnérable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~45,000
~45,000
About 45,000 group members, very widely scattered from north to south, east of the main Lahu concentrations, cultural similarities with adjacent Hani rather than with Lahu. 5,400 in Vietnam, nearly 40,000 in China.
TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
MORE ON VITALITY
Language starting to be replaced by Hani and Chinese.
AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
Hani
Chinese
COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
Applied for but failed to achieve official nationality status in China in the early 1980s, amalgamated into the Lahu nationality in 1989.
PLACES
China and Vietnam
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
China: south central Yunnan, Xinping, Jingdong, Zhenyuan, Jinggu, Jinping, Jiangcheng and Mengla counties; Vietnam, Lai Chau Province, Mươưg Tè District.
Informations incomplètes “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
46,870
6,870 in Viet Nam (2007).
PLACES
China; Vietnam
Informations incomplètes “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available