Alternate Names: Black Phula, Flowery Phula, Phu, Phula
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Yi.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 30,000 (Pelkey 2011), decreasing. Ethnic population: 34,000.
Language Use: All ages.
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Affiliated with the Phula ethnic group historically but not phylogenetically; Ngwi isolate. Traditional religion.