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Munya or Muya (also Manyak 曼牙科 Menia 么呢阿) 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.The language has been spelled various ways including Manyak Menya Minyag Minyak. Other names are Boba and Miyao.Sun (1991) documents Muya 木雅 of Liuba Township 六坝乡 Shade District 沙德区 Kangding County 康定县 Sichuan (Sun 1991:219).