Phowa language

Phowa is a dialect cluster of Loloish languages spoken by the Phula people of China. There are three principal varieties, Hlepho, Ani, and Labo, which may be considered distinct languages. Hlepho may be closer to Phukha than it is to Labo and Ani. Usage is decreasing, with about two-thirds of Phowa speaking their language.

Phowa
Puwa
Native to	China
Native speakers	Hlepho: 36,000 (2011)[1] Labo: 17,000 (2011)[1] Ani: 10,000 (2011)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Lolo-Burmese Loloish Southeastern Highland Phula Phowa
Dialects	Ani–Labo Hlepho–Phukha
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: yhl – Hlepho Phowa ypb – Labo Phowa ypn – Ani Phowa
Glottolog	phow1235

The representative Hlepho Phowa dialect studied in Pelkey (2011) is that of Feizuke 菲租克, Xinhua Township 新华乡, Pingbian County.