Laghuu
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A language of Viet Nam
Alternate Names
Laopa, Xá Phó
User Population
800 (Bradley 2007b). Ethnic population: 1,000 (Bradley 2007b).
Location
Lao Cai province: Sa Pa district, Nam Sa village; 15 km south and east of Sa Pa city, in the valley below the highest mountain in Vietnam, Phan Si Pan (3,198 m); small enclave in Son La province.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
None known. Unknown relationship to Laopang [lbg] (Laopa) of Myanmar, also in the Lolo group.
Typology
5 tones.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults. Also use Vietnamese [vie].
Traditional religion.