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Phongku language

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Phongku
Phu Lawa
Native toLaos
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Phongku (pʰɔŋ33 ku55 bɔ11) is a Loloish language of Phongsaly Province, northern Laos. David Bradley (2007)[1] lists pʰɔŋ33 ku55 as the autonym.

In Phongsaly Province, Laos, Phongku is spoken in Phongku Long, Bun Tay District (Kingsada 1999). Another group called pʰɔŋ33 ku55 or Phu-Lawa speaks a closely related language variety in Phongkulong village, Bun Tay District (Shintani 2001).

References

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  1. ^ Bradley, David (2007). "Language Endangerment in China and Mainland Southeast Asia". In Matthias Brenzinger, ed. Language diversity endangered. New York: Mouton de Gruyter.

Sources

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  • Kingsadā, Thō̜ngphet, and Tadahiko Shintani. 1999 Basic Vocabularies of the Languages Spoken in Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
  • Shintani, Tadahiko, Ryuichi Kosaka, and Takashi Kato. 2001. Linguistic Survey of Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
  • Wright, Pamela Sue. n.d. Singsali (Phunoi) Speech Varieties Of Phongsali Province. m.s.