| Phanaʼ | |
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| Bana, Pana | |
| Native to | Laos,China |
Native speakers | (350 cited 1995 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | phq |
| Glottolog | phan1254 |
| ELP | Phana' |
Phanaʼ (autonym:pa55na33);[2] also calledBana orPana) is aLoloish language ofLaos andChina. Phanaʼ is spoken by 500 people in Laos. In China, it is spoken inMengla County, Yunnan Province (Bradley 2007). It is closely related toSila, which is spoken by 2,000 people inLaos andVietnam (Bradley 1997). Badenoch reports that it is similar tovɛ33ɲɯ33 (Ban Ban Sida).[2]
Phanaʼ is spoken in three villages in Laos (Ethnologue).
Bradley (2007) reports a population of about 1,000 for Phanaʼ.[3]
Lefèvre-Pontalis (1892)[4] reports the presence of Phanaʼ in Poufang,Lai Chau province,Vietnam, and provides a word list for Phanaʼ as well.
Phanaʼ (Bana) numerals are as follows.[2]
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| EasternHimalayas (Tibet,Bhutan,Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches. | |||||