Bit language

Bit
Spoken in Laos, China
Native speakers 2,030  (1990)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bgk

Bit is a language spoken by around 1,500 people in northern Laos, concentrated in the provinces of Louang Namtha and Phongsali. There are thought to be about another 500 speakers over the border in Yunnan Province, China. It has been classified as Khmuic, Palaungic, and as Mangic.