Paha language

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Paha language is a lesser-known Kra language spoken by an ethnic minority community in parts of southern China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kra language
Tai–Kadai language
language
alternateName Pa Ha NERFINISHED
Pa-Ha
classification Kra branch of Tai–Kadai NERFINISHED
country China
endangermentFactors language shift to Chinese
small speaker population
ethnicGroup Paha people NERFINISHED
family Kra branch
hasPhonologicalFeature tonal contrasts
hasTone yes
ISO639-3Code pha
isPartOf Kam–Sui and Kra grouping (Tai–Kadai)
Kra languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Tai–Kadai
morphologyType isolating
neighboringLanguages Chinese language NERFINISHED
Zhuang language NERFINISHED
numberOfSpeakers very few speakers
primaryUsage home and community domains
region Southwest China NERFINISHED
spokenBy Paha people NERFINISHED
spokenIn China
Guangnan County NERFINISHED
Yunnan Province NERFINISHED
southern China
status endangered language
minority language
typology analytic language
usedIn oral communication
writingSystem no widely used standardized writing system

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Kra languages hasSubgroup Paha language