Muji or Muzi is a

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. It is one of several such languages to go by the name ''Muji''. Muji varieties are Northern Muji, Qila Muji, Southern Muji, and Bokha–Phuma. The representative Southern Muji dialect studied in Pelkey (2011) is that of Pujiazhai (普家寨), Adebo Township (阿德博乡), Jinping County. Qila Muji is spoken in the following three villages: *Qila (期腊) Laojizhai Township (老集寨乡), southern Jinping County, China *Wantan, Jinshuihe Township 金水河镇, southern Jinping County, China *Muong Gong, northwestern

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, Vietnam

Phonology

Qila dialect has velar lateral affricates , , .

Phonology

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