Phupha language

Phupha
Phuza
Native toChina
Native speakers
14,000 (2007)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
yph  Phupha
aub  Alugu
ypp  Phupa
ypz  Phuza
Glottologdown1239

Phupha, or Downriver Phula, is a dialect cluster of Loloish languages spoken by the Phula people of China. There are four principal varieties, which may be considered distinct languages:

  • Phupha, Alugu (Alugu Phupha)
  • Phupa, Phuza

Usage is decreasing apart from Alugu, which is taught in primary schools.

The representative Phuza dialect studied in Pelkey (2011) is that of Bujibai (补鸡白), Lengquan Township (冷泉镇), Mengzi County.