Pela language

Pela or Bola (Chinese: 波拉; autonym: pə³¹la⁵⁵, exonym: po³¹no⁵¹), is a Burmish language of Western Yunnan, China. In China, Pela speakers are classified as part of the Jingpo ethnic group. Pela may also be spoken in Burma.

Pela
Bola
Pronunciation	Pela pronunciation: [pə˧˩la˥]
Native to	China
Ethnicity	1,000 (2001)[1]
Native speakers	(400 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Lolo–Burmese Burmish Maruic Pela
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bxd
Glottolog	pela1242
ELP	Pela
Bola is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Distribution

There are about 500 speakers as of 2005.^[2] The ethnic population is distributed as follows.

• Mangshi
  • Santaishan (三台山乡)
    • Yinqian (引欠村^[3])
    • Kongjiazhai (孔家寨, representative dialect; Pela: tsɛ³¹kʰauŋ³⁵tam³¹)
  • Wuchalu (五岔路乡)
    • Mengguang (勐广村^[4])
    • Nongnong (弄弄村^[5])
    • Gongqiu (贡丘)
  • Xishan (西山乡)
    • 2nd cluster (二组), Banzai (板栽^[6])
  • Chengjiao (城郊)
    • Huashulin (桦树林)
• Lianghe County
  • Bangwai (邦外)
• Longchuan County
  • Shuangwopu (双窝铺)
  • Wangzishu (王子树)
  • Palangnong (帕浪弄^[7][8])

Yinqian (引欠, or Yunqian 允欠) and Mengguang (勐广) have the largest Pela populations.