Pholo language

Pholo (autonym: ) is an unclassified Loloish language of Yunnan, China. Although culturally associated with the Phula languages, does not consider it to be linguistically related to the Phula languages.

Pholo speakers are also referred to as Black Phula and Flowery Phula.

Classification
specifically excludes Pholo, noting that it does not share the defining features of Southeastern Loloish. However, classifies Pholo as a Southeastern Loloish language, and considers it to be most closely related to Zokhuo

Distribution
Pholo speakers are most densely concentrated in:
 * Aji Township, Yanshan County
 * eastern Tianxing Township, Qiubei County

Other Pholo speakers are found in:
 * eastern Yanshan County
 * Pingzhai Township, Qiubei County
 * western Guangnan County
 * Xinzhai Township, Malipo County

Vocabulary
The following Pholo lexical items along with their Proto-Ngwi (Proto-Loloish) reconstructed proto-forms are from.

Most, but not all, of the Pholo words above do not share the following innovations that define Southeastern Ngwi.
 * 1) Proto-Ngwi * and * > Proto-Southeastern Ngwi * (modern reflexes: tɬ, kɬ, k, t, ɬ, etc.)
 * 2) Proto-Ngwi * and * > Proto-Southeastern Ngwi * (modern reflexes: tɬʰ, kɬʰ, kʰ, tʰ, ɬ, etc.)
 * 3) Proto-Ngwi * and * > Proto-Southeastern Ngwi * (modern reflexes: dɮ, ɡɮ, ɡ, d, etc.)
 * 4) Proto-Ngwi * and * > Proto-Southeastern Ngwi * (modern reflexes: ndɮ, ŋɡɮ, nd, etc.)

Other Pholo words from :
 * (neck)
 * (pus)
 * (full)
 * (long)
 * (name)
 * (cooked)

More Pholo words are documented in, part of which are quoted in.