Pumi language
The Pumi language (also known as Prinmi) is a Qiangic language used by the Pumi people, an ethnic group from Yunnan, China, as well as by the Tibetan people of Muli in Sichuan, China. Most native speakers live in Lanping, Ninglang, Lijiang, Weixi and Muli.
| Pumi | |
|---|---|
| Prinmi | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Sichuan, Yunnan |
| Ethnicity | Pumi |
Native speakers | (54,000 cited 1999) |
| Hangui (rarely) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:pmi – Northern Pumipmj – Southern Pumi |
| Glottolog | pumi1242 |
| ELP | |
The autonym of the Pumi is pʰʐə̃55 mi55 in Western Prinmi, pʰɹĩ55 mi55 in Central Prinmi, and pʰʐõ55 mə53 in Northern Prinmi with variants such as pʰɹə̃55 mə55 and tʂʰə̃55 mi53.
In Muli Bonist priests read religious texts in Tibetan, which needs to be interpreted into Prinmi. An attempt to teach Pumi children to write their language using the Tibetan script has been seen in Ninglang. A pinyin-based Roman script has been proposed, but is not commonly used.
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