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HOW ISO 639-3

Honi

A language of China

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Baihong, Hao-Bai, Haoni, Ho, Ouni, Uni, Woni
Population
140,000 (Bradley 2007b).
Location:
Yunnan province: Simao prefecture, Dai, Mojiang Hani, Pu’er Hani, and Yi autonomous counties; Yuxi prefecture: Dai, Yi, and Yuanjiang Hani autonomous counties.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Hani.
Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Southern
Dialects
Haoni, Baihong. Dialects may be separate languages.
Language Use
Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 70%. Observed functional literacy in Chinese is low. Official literacy rate for the Hani nationality is registered much higher. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Honi
Writing
Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) script [Hani], no longer in use, used in ritual texts and folk literature.
Other Comments
Language is distinct from Hani proper. Traditional religion, Christian.

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Location: Yunnan province: Simao prefecture, Dai, Mojiang Hani, Pu’er Hani, and Yi autonomous counties; Yuxi prefecture: Dai, Yi, and Yuanjiang Hani autonomous counties.