Kuan language

Not to be confused with Kuan language (Laos).

Kuanhua
Damai
Native to	China
Region	Southwest Yunnan
Native speakers	(1,000 cited 1991)[1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Khasi–Palaungic Palaungic Kuanhua
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xnh
Glottolog	kuan1250
ELP	Kuanhua

Kuan (Kuanhua 寬話 宽语), is a poorly classified Austroasiatic language spoken by about 1,000 people in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Li (2005) proposes that it is a Mangic language.^[2] Other possible affiliations include Palaungic, Khmuic, or even an independent branch of the Austro-Asiatic language family.

References

1. Kuanhua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Li, Yunbing 李云兵 (2005). Bùgēngyǔ yánjiū 布赓语研究 [A Study of Bugeng (Bugan)] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.