Phunoi | |
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Singsali | |
Native to | Laos |
Region | Phongsaly Province |
Ethnicity | Phunoi |
Native speakers | (45,000 cited 1995–2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pho |
Glottolog | phun1245 |
ELP | Phunoi |
Phunoi (Sinsali) is a Loloish language of northern Laos. Dialects are divergent and may be distinct languages; these are Black Khoany, White Khoany, Mung, Hwethom, Khaskhong. Bradley cites six languages within Phunoi.[2]
In Phongsaly Province, Phunoi is spoken in Phongxaly District and Bun Tay District (including in Langne Village) (Kingsada 1999).