Alugu

AUB

vigorous

Alternate Names: Muji, Phula, Phupha

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to, but not intelligible with, Phupha ,.

Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Yi.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Ngwi-Burmese
Ngwi
Southeastern

Demographics: 3,500 (Pelkey 2011), increasing. Ethnic population: 3,500.

Language Use: Home, village, market. All ages.

Language Development: Taught in primary schools.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: China