BGK ISO 639-3
Bit
A language of Laos
- ISO 639
- bgk
- Alternate Names
- Buxinhua, Kha Bet, Khabit, Khbit, Pasing, Phsin, Phsing, Pu Sing
- Population
- 2,370 in Laos (2015 census). , based on ethnicity. Total users in all countries: 2,570.
- Location:
- Luang Namtha province: northeast Namtha district, and south of Boun Neua; Oudomxai province: Namo district; Phongsali province: Boun-Tai, Khua, and Mai districts, 8 villages; near China border.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Palaungic, Eastern Palaungic, Bit-Khang
- Typology
- SVO; complex morphology (prefixing); attributives follow noun heads; adverbials precede verb heads; simple syllable structure; nontonal.
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bit
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Yunnan province: Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Mengla county.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion. View other languages of China
Language Name
Buxinhua
User Population
200 in China (Bradley 2007b).
Map
Location: Luang Namtha province: northeast Namtha district, and south of Boun Neua; Oudomxai province: Namo district; Phongsali province: Boun-Tai, Khua, and Mai districts, 8 villages; near China border.
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