Sinsali (Singsali, Singsili, Phunoi) is a Southern Loloish language of northern Laos.
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Phunoi | |
Native to | Laos |
Region | North central, Phongsali Province. |
Ethnicity | 35,600 (1995 census)[1] |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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Writing system | Lao |
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ISO 639-3 | pho |
Glottolog | phun1245 |
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Sino-Tibetan branches | |||||
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Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) | |||||
Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border |
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East and Southeast Asia |
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Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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Proto-languages |
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Mondzish |
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Loloish (Yi) (Ngwi) |
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Burmish |
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Gong ? |
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Pai-lang |
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