Kuan language

Kuanhua
	Damai
Native to	China
Region	Southwest Yunnan
Native speakers	(1,000 cited 1991)[1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Khasi–Palaungic Palaungic Kuanhua; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xnh
Glottolog	kuan1250
ELP	Kuanhua[2]

Kuan (Kuanhua 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.[3] Other possible affiliations include Palaungic and Khmuic.

References

Kuanhua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Endangered Languages Project data for Kuanhua.
李云兵 / Li Yunbing. 2005. 布赓语研究 / Bugeng yu yan jiu (A Study of Bugeng [Bugan]). Beijing: 民族出版社 / Min zu chu ban she.

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