Phanaʼ language
Phanaʼ is a Loloish language of Laos and China. Phanaʼ is spoken by 500 people in Laos. In China, it is spoken in Mengla County, Yunnan Province. It is closely related to Sila, which is spoken by 2,000 people in Laos and Vietnam. Badenoch reports that it is similar to .
Phanaʼ is spoken in three villages in Laos.
- Bopiet, Luang Namtha District, Luang Namtha Province
- Namtoung, Luang Namtha District, Luang Namtha Province
- one village in Houaixay District, Bokeo Province
Lefèvre-Pontalis reports the presence of Phanaʼ in Poufang, Lai Chau province, Vietnam, and provides a word list for Phanaʼ as well.