Alternate Names: Kur, Kwi, Lahu Xi, Shi, Yellow Lahu
Dialects: Bakeo, Banlan. Reportedly most similar to Lahu ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Lahu.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 117,000 in China (Bradley 2007), increasing. Population total all countries: 196,200. Few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 120,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Neutral attitudes. 50% also use Lahu [lhu]. 70% also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Fairly high among Christians. Bible portions: 2009.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: China