Also Known As:
Mulao, Molao, Mulou, Muliao, Mulao Miao, Abo, 仫佬語
Dialects & Varieties
East and Southeast Asia
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.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
207,352
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
One of China’s 55 recognised nationalities; distinct from the Kadai group Mulao, written with a different first character, but a few Kadai Mulao speakers have been included in the Mulam/Mulao nationality.
Location and Context
Countries
Guangxi Province, China
Location Description
Mainly Luocheng County, north central Guangxi Province
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
An interactive Map of China's Provinces.
Explaining the Mulam Phonology through documents with the linguistics of the sounds of the Mulam lan
Discovering the history behind the language Mulam in China through the Mulam People.