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Name: Lachi Type: Language Alternate Names: Lipulio; Y To; Y Pí; Y Póng; Y Mia; Cù Te; Cu-Tê; I To; Y Poong; Ku Te; La Chi; Laji; Lati; Tai Lati; Lachí; Mia; Y Spoken in: Viet Nam, China Number of speakers: 7,860 in Viet Nam (1990 census). 3,990 women, in 1,450 households (Liang Min 1990), including Black Lachi 2,500 in 550 households, Long-Haired Lachi 4,500 in 900 households. 10,765 for all La Chi in Viet Nam (1999 census). Population total all countries: 9,016. Ethnic population: 9,600 (2000 D. Bradley). Population total all countries: 7,920. Ethnic population: 9,600 (2000 D. Bradley) (Ethnologue) Number of speakers: 250 (UNESCO) Number of speakers: 9016 (World Oral Literature Project) Code: lbt Code Standard: ISO 639-3 Documentation: SIL Families: Tai-Kadai (Thai-Kadai) Parent Subgroup: Ge-Chi; Lati-Kelao; Lati-Gelao (geci) Child Language: Laji (1l4) Child Dialects: Lipupi; Long-Haired Lachi; Ban-Phung (lbt-lii) Liputiõ; Black Lachi (lbt-lio)

Endangerment Status

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UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed