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ENU ISO 639-3

Enu

A language of China

ISO 639
enu
Alternate Names
Ximoluo
Population
30,000 (Dai and Duan 1995).
Location:
Yunnan province: Honghe prefecture, Luchun county; Jiangcheng county, Jiahe and Qushui townships; Mojiang county, Baliu, Sinanjiang, and Yayi townships, Simao municipality.
Language Status
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Hani.
Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Southern
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 76% with Biyo [byo] (17 % of similarities are Han loanwords that both have borrowed), 74% with Kaduo [ktp].
Typology
Tonal, 3 tones.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults.
Language Development
Grammar.

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Location: Yunnan province: Honghe prefecture, Luchun county; Jiangcheng county, Jiahe and Qushui townships; Mojiang county, Baliu, Sinanjiang, and Yayi townships, Simao municipality.