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ALSO KNOWN AS		Pana, Bana, Phana
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Lolo-Burmese
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		phq
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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100-999
Native speakers worldwide
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A few hundred members of Bana (Phana') in Laos, also some hundreds nearby in China. Language closely related to Sila. Classified in the Hani Nationality in China, and in the Akha group in Laos.

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Severely endangered.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Akha; Lahu

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

All are multilingual, speaking Akha and/or Lahu and some Tai language. At the village in Houaysai Province in Laos, the language is being replaced by Lahu. At the village in Namtha Province and in China, it is being replaced by Akha.

PLACES: China; Laos

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Jinghong county in Yunna, China, and northwestern Laos.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide
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Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1995 census.

DATE OF INFO: 1995

PLACES: Laos;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Laos

Ethnic population
5,370
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Officially classified in China under the Hani nationality. Estimated population (out of the entire Hani population) in China: 5,020 (2010); 350 in Laos (1995 L. Chazee)

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: China; Laos

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Mengla Couty in Xishuangbanna Prefecture in SW Yunnan Province, China. Also three villages in northern Laos - two in Bopiet and Namtoung in the Luang Namtha District of Luang Namtha Province, and one in the Houaxay District of Bokeo Province near the Golden Triangle.

		2012	LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)						Institute for Language Information and Technology	Eastern Michigan University	http://llmap.org	Anthony Aristar and Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie	Anthony Aristar, Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie. 2012. "LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)." Online: http://llmap.org.														20.428956,100.484125
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			350		100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Laos
		2007	East and Southeast Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	349-424	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge					David Bradley	Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD				100-999	A few hundred members of Bana (Phana') in Laos, also some hundreds nearby in China. Language closely related to Sila. Classified in the Hani Nationality in China, and in the Akha group in Laos.	Akha; Lahu	All are multilingual, speaking Akha and/or Lahu and some Tai language. At the village in Houaysai Province in Laos, the language is being replaced by Lahu. At the village in Namtha Province and in China, it is being replaced by Akha.	all	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Severely endangered.	China; Laos	Jinghong county in Yunna, China, and northwestern Laos.
0878083510		2000	Operation China: Introducing All the People of China				UK: Piquant; US: William Carey Library					Paul Hattaway	Paul Hattaway. 2000. "Operation China: Introducing All the People of China." UK: Piquant; US: William Carey Library.		5,370				Officially classified in China under the Hani nationality. Estimated population (out of the entire Hani population) in China: 5,020 (2010); 350 in Laos (1995 L. Chazee)	Ahka; Tai Lu; Lao; Khmu					China; Laos	Mengla Couty in Xishuangbanna Prefecture in SW Yunnan Province, China. Also three villages in northern Laos - two in Bopiet and Namtoung in the Luang Namtha District of Luang Namtha Province, and one in the Houaxay District of Bokeo Province near the Golden Triangle.
	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		350	1995	100-999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1995 census.				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Laos;

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Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100-999

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

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Phana'

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Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100-999

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

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350

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