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Chepya language

Chepya is a Southern Loloish language of northern Laos.

Last revised
Jul 8, 2026
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Source
Chepya
Chipia
Native toLaos
RegionPhongsaly Province
Native speakers
2,000 (2007)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3ycp
Glottologchep1243
ELPChepya

Chepya (autonym: cɛ11 pja11)2 is a Southern Loloish language of northern Laos.

Chepya of Sano Kao village, Bun Tay District, Phongsaly Province, Laos is documented in Kingsada & Shintani (1999).

References

References

  1. Chepya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Kingsada & Shintani (1999)
Sources

Sources

  • Kingsadā, Thō̜ngphet, and Tadahiko Shintani. 1999. Basic Vocabularies of the Languages Spoken in Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).