Muda (木达 or 母打) is a Loloish language of China.
There are over 2,000 Muda speakers in Nanlianshan Village Community 南联山村委会景洪市嘎洒镇南联山村委会 (formerly Nanlianshan District, 南联山乡, now part of Gasa Township 嘎洒镇), Jinghong City, Yunnan, China (Xu 1991).Xu Shixuan [徐世璇] (1991). 缅彝语几种音类的演变. Minzu Yuwen.
Classification Xu (1991) classifies Muda as a Ha-Ya language (see Hani languages).
Hsiu (2018)Hsiu, Andrew. 2018. Classifications of some lesser-known Lolo-Burmese languages. classifies Muda as an Akha language containing a Bisoid substratum, with the substrate language being an early split from Bisoid. Muda has Cl- consonant clusters like various Bisoid languages, Siloid languages, and Jinuo, while words of Bisoid origin include 'leg', 'house', and 'smoke'.
Phonology Muda has the complex consonant onsets (Xu 1991:34).
Vocabulary The following vocabulary of Muda is from Xu (1991). English gloss Chinese gloss Muda Page White 白 pʰlu⁵⁵ 35 Full 满 blaŋ³³ 35 Pus 脓 ()blaŋ⁵⁵ 36 Arrow 箭 ()mla³¹ 36 Broom 扫帚 ()pʰjɔ⁵⁵ 36 Bee 蜜蜂 bja³¹ 36 Lose, to 遗失 ()bjo̱³³ 36 Fly, to 飞 jɔ³³ 36 Monkey 猴子 ()mjo̱³¹ 36 Many 多 mja³¹ 36 Foot 脚 kʰɯ⁵⁵ 37 Six 六 ko̱³¹ 37 Gallbladder 胆 ()kʰɯ⁵⁵ 37 Star 星星 ()gɯ⁵⁵ 37 Copper 铜 gɯ³¹ 37 Tendon 筋 ()gu³¹ 37 Manure 粪 cçʰe³¹ 38 Root (classifier) 根（量词） cçʰaŋ³¹ 38 Wide 宽 ()ɟje⁵⁵ 38 Drop, to 掉 ɟja³³ 38 Day (time) 天（日子） naŋ³³ 38 Soft 软 nø̱³¹ 38 Cook, to 煮 tɕa̱³¹ 38 Sour 酸 tɕʰɛ⁵⁵ 38 Narrow 窄 tɕu̱³¹ 38 Lick, to 舔 tɕʰy⁵⁵ 38 Stick (classifier) 条 tɕa̱³³ 38 Cry, weep 哭 ɴo⁵⁵ 39 Steal, to 偷 qʰø³¹ 39 Bitter 苦 qʰa³¹ 39 Smoke (fog) 烟（雾） ()qʰø³¹ 39 Nine 九 ɢø³¹ 39 Curved 弯 ɢaŋ³¹ 39 Play, to 玩耍 ()ɢa³³ 39 Enter, to 进 aŋ⁵⁵ 40 Horse 马 maŋ³¹ 40 Open (door) 开（门） pʰaŋ³³ 40 Sell, to 卖 aŋ³¹ 40 Throat 喉咙 kʰaŋ³¹() 40 Dark 暗 jaŋ⁵⁵ 40 Pus 脓 ()blaŋ⁵⁵ 40 Full 满 blaŋ³³ 40 Money 钱 ()kʰaŋ⁵⁵ 40 Bear 狗熊 ()xum⁵⁵ 40 Otter 水獭 ()ɕum⁵⁵ 40 Iron 铁 ɕʰum⁵⁵ 41 Pile (of soil) 堆（土） blum⁵⁵ 41 House 房屋 ʑum⁵⁵ 41 Roast, to 烤 lum⁵⁵ 41 Round 圆 laŋ³³ 41 Surround, to 包围 ()laŋ⁵⁵ 41 Pond 池塘 laŋ³³() 41 Axe 斧子 ()dzɿ³³ 41 Woman 女人 ()mi³¹ 41 Louse 虱子 ɕɛ⁵⁵() 41 Goose 鹅 gɛ̱³³() 41 Push, to 推 dɛ³¹ 41 Edge 边上 ()dzɛ⁵⁵() 41 Eagle 老鹰 ()dzɛ⁵⁵ 41 Saddle 鞍子 ()qɔ̱³³ 41 Shallow 浅 tɛ̱³³ 41 Change, to 改 pʰa³³ 41 Winnow (rice), to 簸（米） ja⁵⁵ 41 See, to 看见 ()mɔ⁵⁵ 41 Mosquito 蚊子 ()gɔ³¹ 41 Change, to 变 pʰa⁵⁵ 41 Stick (classifier) 条 tɕa̱³³ 41 Leg 腿 bɔ⁵⁵() 41 Store, to 铺 qʰɔ³¹ 41
References
Xu Shixuan [徐世璇] (1991). "Several types of sound changes in Lolo-Burmese languages [缅彝语几种音类的演变]." In Minzu Yuwen 1991(3), 34-41. http://asiaharvest.org/wp-content/themes/asia/docs/people-groups/China/chinaPeoples/M/Muda.pdf