Phanaʼ (autonym: ');
also called Bana or Pana) is a
Loloish language
The Loloish languages, also known as Yi in China and occasionally Ngwi or Nisoic, are a family of fifty to a hundred Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily in the Yunnan province of China. They are most closely related to Burmese and its relat ...
of
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
and
China
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. Phanaʼ is spoken by 500 people in Laos. In China, it is spoken in
Mengla County
Mengla County (; Tai Lue: , ''Mueang La''; lo, ເມືອງລ້າ; th, เมืองล้า) is a county under the jurisdiction of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in far southern Yunnan province, China. ''Meng'' is a vari ...
, Yunnan Province (Bradley 2007). It is closely related to
Sila, which is spoken by 2,000 people in
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
and
Vietnam
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(Bradley 1997). Badenoch reports that it is similar to ' (Ban Ban Sida).
Phanaʼ is spoken in three villages in Laos (''Ethnologue'').
*Bopiet,
Luang Namtha District,
Luang Prabang Province
*Namtoung,
Luang Namtha District,
Luang Prabang Province
*one village in
Houaixay District,
Bokeo Province
Bradley (2007) reports a population of about 1,000 for Phanaʼ.
Lefèvre-Pontalis (1892)
[Lefèvre-Pontalis, Pierre. 1892. Notes sur quelques populations du nord de l'Indo-Chine ]otes on some populations of northern Indo-China
High Laver is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest (district), Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. The parish is noted for its association with the philosopher John Locke.
History
High Laver is historically a rural ...
''Journal Asiatique'' 19, 8, 8. 237-269, 129-154, 291-303. reports the presence of Phanaʼ in Poufang,
Lai Chau province
Lai or LAI may refer to:
Abbreviations
* Austrian Latin America Institute (Österreichisches Lateinamerika-Institut)
* ''Latin American Idol'', TV series
* La Trobe Institute, Melbourne, Australia
* Leaf area index, leaf area of a crop or ve ...
,
Vietnam
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, and provides a word list for Phanaʼ as well.
Numerals
Phanaʼ (Bana) numerals are as follows.
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References
External links
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Southern Loloish languages
Languages of Laos
Languages of Yunnan