Also Known As:
Bola, Bela, Pala, Polo, Pola, 波拉語, 波拉話
Dialects & Varieties
A study of Pela (波拉語研究)
Dai Qingxia (戴慶廈), Jiang Ying (蔣穎) and Kong Zhi'en (孔志恩). 2007. "A Study of Pela (波拉語研究)." Beijing: Minzu Publisher (民族出版社).
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~ 600
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
~ 600
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
The Pela people practice exogamy with speakers of other Jingpo 景頗 languages in China such as Zaiwa 載瓦, Maru 浪速 and Lashi 勒期
Location and Context
Countries
China; Myanmar
Location Description
mostly in Luxi 潞西, Lianghe 梁河, Longchuan 隴川 of Jingpo 景頗 Antonymous Prefecture, Yunnan 雲南 Province, China; around 100 in the Myanmar-China border.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Zaiwa; Maru; Lashi; Mandarin; Dai;
Number of Other Language Speakers:
all
Domains of Other Languages:
Mandarin in official and the others in daily life
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
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