Jinuo, Buyuan

A language of China

ISO 639: jiy
Alternate Names: Buyuan, Jino
Population: 1,000 (1994). Most monolingual. Ethnic population: All Jinuo: 23,100 (2010 census).
Location:: Yunnan province: Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, near Laos and Myanmar borders, east of Jinghong in Youle mountains. 40 villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Jinuo.
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Central
Dialects: Buyuan and Youle dialects not inherently intelligible. Chinese used for communication.
Typology: SOV; initial consonant clusters (stop or nasal plus, r); no syllable-final consonants; mostly monosyllabic words; tonal, 6 tones.
Language Use: All domains. Some of all ages. Also use Lü [khb]. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 83% in any language (2000 census, Jinuo nationality).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Jinuo, Buyuan
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Yunnan province: Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, near Laos and Myanmar borders, east of Jinghong in Youle mountains. 40 villages.