Pela language

Pela or Bola (Chinese: 波拉; autonym: pə˧˩la˥, exonym: po˧˩no˥˩), is a Burmish language of Western Yunnan, China. In China, Pela speakers are classified as part of the Jingpo ethnic group. Pela may also be spoken in Burma.

Pela
Bola
PronunciationIPA: [pə˧˩la˥]
Native toChina
Ethnicity1,000 (2001)[1]
Native speakers
400 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bxd
Glottologpela1242
ELPPela

Distribution

There are about 500 speakers as of 2005 (Bolayu Yanjiu, 波拉语研究, p. 3). The ethnic population is distributed as follows.

  • Mangshi
    • Santaishan 三台山乡
      • Yinqian 引欠村[2]
      • Kongjiazhai 孔家寨 (representative dialect; Pela: tsɛ˧˩kʰauŋ˧˥tam˧˩)
    • Wuchalu 五岔路乡
      • Mengguang 勐广村[3]
      • Nongnong 弄弄村[4]
      • Gongqiu 贡丘
    • Xishan 西山乡
      • 2nd cluster 二组, Banzai 板栽[5]
    • Chengjiao 城郊
      • Huashulin 桦树林
  • Lianghe County
    • Bangwai 邦外
  • Longchuan County
    • Shuangwopu 双窝铺
    • Wangzishu 王子树
    • Palangnong 帕浪弄[6][7]

Yinqian 引欠 (or Yunqian 允欠) and Mengguang 勐广 have the largest Pela populations.

References
  1. Pela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. "Lùxī Shì Sāntái Shān Dé'ángzú Xiāng Yǔnqiàn Cūnwěihuì" 潞西市三台山德昂族乡允欠村委会 [Yunqian Village Committee, Deang Ethnic Township, Santai Mountain, Luxi City]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-10-02.
  3. "Lùxī Shì Wǔchàlù Xiāng Wāndān Cūnwěihuì Měngguǎng Zìráncūn" 潞西市五岔路乡弯丹村委会勐广自然村 [Mengguang Natural Village, Wandan Village Committee, Wuchalu Township, Luxi City]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese) http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=98340. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese) http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=98405. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Lǒngchuān Xiàn Jǐnghǎn Zhèn Mànmiàn Cūnwěihuì Dàpàlàng Zìráncūn" 陇川县景罕镇曼面村委会大帕浪自然村 [Dapalang Natural Village, Manmian Village Committee, Jinghan Town, Longchuan County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
  7. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese) http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=97455. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Further reading
  • Dai, Qingxia 戴慶廈; Jiang, Ying 蔣潁; Kong, Zhi'en 孔志恩 (2007). Bōlāyǔ yánjiū 波拉語研究 [Study of the Pela Language] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe. ISBN 9787105089932.


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