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ALSO KNOWN AS		Mpi-Mi
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Lolo-Burmese
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mpz
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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,200
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Many young people have passive or no knowledge of Mpi

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Northern Thai
Thai

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

According to their tradition, they were brought as war captives from what is now Jinghong County in China over 200 years ago; and indeed some closely related non-endangered languages, including Khatu (Chinese term Kaduo) and Piyo (Chinese term Biyue), classified as part of the Hani nationality, are still spoken there.

PLACES: Thailand

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Phrae Province. One village, Ban Dong, just east of Phrae town, with a recent southern offshoot Ban Dong Tai, ‘South Ban Dong’.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
900
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers and for the ethnic population come from Nahhas (2005).

MORE ON VITALITY

The number of speakers is decreasing.

PLACES: Thailand;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
900
Native speakers worldwide

3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		2,000	1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					18.2554,100.2227
	2007	East and Southeast Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	349-424	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			David Bradley	Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		1,200	1000-9999		Northern Thai, Thai	According to their tradition, they were brought as war captives from what is now Jinghong County in China over 200 years ago; and indeed some closely related non-endangered languages, including Khatu (Chinese term Kaduo) and Piyo (Chinese term Biyue), classified as part of the Hani nationality, are still spoken there.	Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	Many young people have passive or no knowledge of Mpi	Thailand	Central Phrae Province. One village, Ban Dong, just east of Phrae town, with a recent southern offshoot Ban Dong Tai, ‘South Ban Dong’.
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			900	100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	1,500	900	100-999	Data for the number of native speakers and for the ethnic population come from Nahhas (2005).			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		The number of speakers is decreasing.	Thailand;

Mpi

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,200

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

900

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

900

Discussion

Mpi

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,200

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

900

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

900

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