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Phunoi language

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Native to
  
Laos

Ethnicity
  
Phunoi

ISO 639-3
  
pho

Region
  
Phongsaly Province

Native speakers
  
45,000 (1995–2000)

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Hanoish Bisoid Phunoi–Bisu Phunoi

Phunoi is a Loloish language (or languages) of Laos. Dialects are divergent and may be distinct languages; these are Black Khoany, White Khoany, Mung, Hwethom, Khaskhong. Bradley cites six languages within Phunoi.

References

Phunoi language Wikipedia