Paza (Phusang, Phosang, Phousang, Basar, Bazar, (Pusa?); autonym: pa33 za33) is a Loloish language of northern Laos. Paza speakers consist of 2,100 people distributed in 8 villages of Ban Phusang Mai, Muang Samphan, Phongsaly, and 1 village in Oudomxay.[1] It is documented as "Phusang" in Kato (2008), which has a brief word list of the language collected from Phusangkao village, Samphan District.
| Paza | |
|---|---|
| Phusang | |
| Native to | Laos |
| Ethnicity | Akha |
Native speakers | 2,100 (2010)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
References
edit- ^ a b http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Paza.htm (Nathan Badenoch 2010)
Sources
edit- Kato, Takashi. 2008. Linguistic Survey of Tibeto-Burman languages in Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
Further reading
editSchliesinger, Joachim. 2003. Ethnic Groups of Laos. vol. 4. Sino-Tibetan-Speaking Peoples. White Lotus Press. Bangkok. (see pages 134-19).
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