Azha () is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China.
Azha (autonym: or ) is spoken in Ganhe Township of Yanshan County, Yunnan and Dongshan and Binglie Townships of Wenshan County. Pelkey (2011) identifies the Azha é¿æ (exonym: Pula æ´åÂÂ) of Kaiyuan, Yunnan as Phowa speakers.
Azha is spoken by the Phula people, but it is not a Phula language and is a SaniâÂÂAzha language, closely related to Sani, Axi and Azhe. Samei of Kunming may be related. Speakers are classified as Yi people by the Chinese Government.
In Azha, the words for âÂÂgoatâÂÂ, âÂÂeatâÂÂ, and âÂÂdrinkâ are innovative (Pelkey 2011:377). Luojiayi Azha âÂÂgoatâÂÂ, âÂÂeatâÂÂ, âÂÂdrinkâ are not derived from Proto-Ngwi *(k)-cit<sup>L</sup> âÂÂgoatâÂÂ, *dzaò âÂÂeatâÂÂ, and *m-daà Âù âÂÂdrinkâÂÂ.