Bolyu

This article is about ethnic group. For the Mon-Khmer language, see Bolyu language.

Bolyu is one of the unrecognized ethnic groups in China. Bolyu language (autonym: pɔ˧lju˩˧; Chinese: 巴琉语, 布流语; also known as Paliu, Palyu, or Lai 俫语, 徕语) is an Austroasiatic language of the Pakanic branch (Sidwell 1995). It is unwritten and moribund.

Bolyu

Total population
>2,400
Regions with significant populations
China (Longlin County, Guangxi and Yunnan)
Languages
Bolyu (frequently not)
Religion
Traditional

Further reading

• Jiang Jun [蒋俊]. 2005. Ethnic group and nation in the village vision: Field research about Lai people Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine [村落视野中的族群与民族：关于俫人的田野研究]. M.A. dissertation, Guangxi Normal University. http://www.docin.com/p-380721709.html