Pholo is an unclassified Loloish language of Yunnan, China. Although culturally associated with the Phula languages, Pelkey (2011) does not consider it to be linguistically related to the Phula languages.
Classification
specifically excludes Pholo, noting that it does not share the defining features of Southeastern Loloish. However, classifies Pholo as a Southeastern Loloish language, and considers it to be most closely related to Zokhuo ==Distribution==
The following Pholo lexical items along with their Proto-Ngwi (Proto-Loloish) reconstructed proto-forms are from . Most, but not all, of the Pholo words above do not share the following innovations that define Southeastern Ngwi. • Proto-Ngwi * and * > Proto-Southeastern Ngwi * (modern reflexes: tɬ, kɬ, k, t, ɬ, etc.) • Proto-Ngwi * and * > Proto-Southeastern Ngwi * (modern reflexes: tɬʰ, kɬʰ, kʰ, tʰ, ɬ, etc.) • Proto-Ngwi * and * > Proto-Southeastern Ngwi * (modern reflexes: dɮ, ɡɮ, ɡ, d, etc.) • Proto-Ngwi * and * > Proto-Southeastern Ngwi * (modern reflexes: ndɮ, ŋɡɮ, nd, etc.) Other Pholo words from : • (neck) • (pus) • (full) • (long) • (name) • (cooked) More Pholo words are documented in , part of which are quoted in . ==Notes==