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Phongku (pʰɔŋ33 ku55 bɔ11) is a Loloish language of Phongsaly Province, northern Laos. David Bradley (2007)[1] lists pʰɔŋ33 ku55 as the autonym.

Phongku
Phu Lawa
Native to	Laos
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Southern Bisoid Phongku
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

In Phongsaly Province, Laos, Phongku is spoken in Phongku Long, Bun Tay District (Kingsada 1999). Another group called pʰɔŋ33 ku55 or Phu-Lawa speaks a closely related language variety in Phongkulong village, Bun Tay District (Shintani 2001).

References

• Kingsadā, Thō̜ngphet, and Tadahiko Shintani. 1999 Basic Vocabularies of the Languages Spoken in Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
• Shintani, Tadahiko, Ryuichi Kosaka, and Takashi Kato. 2001. Linguistic Survey of Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
• Wright, Pamela Sue. n.d. Singsali (Phunoi) Speech Varieties Of Phongsali Province. m.s.

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