Phukha | |
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Phula | |
Native to | China, Vietnam |
Ethnicity | 18,000 Phula people (undated – 2009)[1] |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2008–2011)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | phh |
Glottolog | phuk1235 |
ELP | Phula |
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Phukha is a Loloish language spoken by the Phula peopleofVietnam and China.[1]
Phukha is spoken near Lao Cai town; Xin Mun DistrictofHa Giang Province and Lai Chau and Son La Provinces in Vietnam and villages in Maguan, Malipo and Hekou Counties in China. Phula people in Yen Bai Province do not speak Phukha but speak Laghuu.
Phukha has the following consonants.[2]
Labial | Coronal | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||||
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Plosive/ Affricate |
Aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | tɬʰ | tsʰ | tʂʰ | tʃʰ | kʰ | |
Voiceless | p | t | tɬ | ts | tʂ | tʃ | k | ||
Voiced | b | d | dɮ | ɡ | |||||
Fricative | Voiceless | f | s | ɬ | ʂ | ʃ | χ | ||
Voiced | v | z | ɮ | ʐ | ʒ | ʁ | |||
Laryngealized | v̰ | z̰ | ʒ̰ | ||||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||||
Approximant | w | l | j |
Phukha has the following vowels.[2]
front | central | back | ||
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unrounded | rounded | |||
High | i | ɨ | ɯ | u |
High-mid | e | ə | o | |
Low-mid | ɛ | ʌ | ɔ | |
Low | a |
Phukha has five tones:[2] high /˥/ (/55/), mid /˧/ (/33/), low /˨/ (/22/), low-rising /˨˦/ (/24/), and low-falling /˨˩/ (/21/).
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