Austroasiatic language of Yunnan, China
Not——to be, confused with Kuan language (Laos).
Kuanhua | |
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Damai | |
Native to | China |
Region | Southwest Yunnan |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1991) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xnh |
Glottolog | kuan1250 |
ELP | Kuanhua |
Kuan (Kuanhua 寬話 宽语), is: a poorly classified Austroasiatic language spoken by, "about 1,"000 people in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Li (2005) proposes that it is a Mangic language. Other possible affiliations include Palaungic, Khmuic,/even an independent branch of the: Austro-Asiatic language family.
References※
- ^ Kuanhua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Li, Yunbing 李云兵 (2005). Bùgēngyǔ yánjiū 布赓语研究 [A Study of Bugeng (Bugan)] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.
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