LGH ISO 639-3
Laghuu
A language of Viet Nam
- ISO 639
- lgh
- Alternate Names
- Laopa, Xá Phó
- Population
- 800 (Bradley 2007b). Ethnic population: 1,000 (Bradley 2007b).
- Location:
- Lao Cai province: Sa Pa district, Nam Sa village; 15 km south and east of Sa Pa city, in the valley below the highest mountain in Viet Nam, Phan Si Pan (3,198 m); small enclave in Son La province.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Southeastern
- Dialects
- None known. Unknown relationship to Laopang [lbg] (Laopa) of Myanmar, also in the Lolo group.
- Typology
- 5 tones.
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Laghuu
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
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Location: Lao Cai province: Sa Pa district, Nam Sa village; 15 km south and east of Sa Pa city, in the valley below the highest mountain in Viet Nam, Phan Si Pan (3,198 m); small enclave in Son La province.
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