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Kuan language

Kuan language

Austroasiatic language of Yunnan, China

Not to be confused with Kuan language (Laos).

Kuan (Kuanhua 寬話 宽语), is a poorly classified Austroasiatic language spoken by about 1,000 people in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Li (2005) proposes that it is a Mangic language.[2] Other possible affiliations include Palaungic, Khmuic, or even independent from the other Austronesian languages.

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References

  1. [1]
    Kuanhua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Li, Yunbing 李云兵 (2005). Bùgēngyǔ yánjiū 布赓语研究 [A Study of Bugeng (Bugan)] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.


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