Muya language
Munya or Muya is one of the Qiangic languages spoken in China. There are two dialects, Northern and Southern, which are not mutually intelligible. Most research on Munya has been conducted by Ikeda Takumi.Names
The language has been spelled various ways, including Manyak, Menya, Minyag, Minyak. Other names are Boba and Miyao.Dialects
Ethnologue lists two Muya dialects, namely Eastern and Western. Muya is spoken in:
Sun documents Muya 木雅 of Liuba Township 六坝乡, Shade District 沙德区, Kangding County 康定县, Sichuan.In 2008, Bamu, a singer with the Jiuzhaigou Art Troupe in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, recorded an album of Muya songs.
