Mpi | Ethnologue

A language of Thailand

ISO 639: mpz
Alternate Names: Kaw
Autonym: ก้อ‎ (Kaw), มปี้‎ (Mpi)
Population: 900 (Nahhas 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 1,500 (Nahhas 2007).
Location:: Phrae province: Ban Dong district, east of provincial capital; Nan province: Ban Sakoen district.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Southern
Dialects: Ban Dong, Ban Sakoen. Ban Dong and Ban Sakoen Mpi are mutually intelligible (based on self-report of Ban Dong and Ban Sakoen residents). Lexical similarity: 86% between Ban Dong and Ban Sakoen dialects.
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Children not speaking the language much. In one village only very old people spoke the language and in the other it was reported that only people over 40 spoke the language. Home. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. All also use Northern Thai [nod] (Bradley 1997). Also use Thai [tha] (Nahhas 2007).
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mpi
Writing: Thai script [Thai].
Other Comments: Possibly some in China who refer to their language as Pu Kaw. Buddhist.

Location: Phrae province: Ban Dong district, east of provincial capital; Nan province: Ban Sakoen district.