Mpi language
| Mpi | |
|---|---|
| Kaw | |
| Native to | Thailand, perhaps China |
| Ethnicity | 1,500 (2007) |
Native speakers | 900 (2007) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mpz |
| Glottolog | mpii1239 |
| ELP | Mpi |
Mpi is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Mpi is a Loloish language of Thailand. The number of speakers is in decline. It is spoken in the following two villages in northern Thailand.
- Ban Dong(บ้านดง), Tambon Suan Khuean (สวนเขื่อน), Mueang Phrae District, Phrae Province (autonym: m̩˧pi˥˧ in Ban Dong)
- Ban Sakoen( บ้านสะเกิน), Tambon Yot (ยอด), Song Khwae District, Nan Province (autonym: kɔ˥˧ in Ban Sakoeng)
Since the Mpi of Thailand migrated from Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China over 300 years ago, there could also possibly be Mpi speakers in China (Nahhas 2007).