Lakkia language

The Lakkia language (Chinese: 拉珈语; pinyin: Lājiāyǔ), also spelled Lakkja after its IPA transcription, is a Kra–Dai language spoken in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Laibin, East-Central Guangxi, China.

Not to be confused with Lakka language.
"Lakkja" redirects here. Not to be confused with Lakka.
Lakkia
拉珈语
Lakkja
Native toChina
RegionJinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi
Native speakers
9,000 (2007)
Kra–Dai
Early form
Proto-Lakkia
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbc
Glottologlakk1238
ELPLakkia

Lakkia speakers are thought to have migrated from further east, possibly from the Biao-speaking areas of Northwestern Guangdong Province (L.-Thongkum 1992). Today, they live mostly in the Dayaoshan (Chinese: 大瑶山; lit. 'Big Yao Mountain') region of Jinxiu County.

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