Bunu, Wunai

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
bwn
Alternate Names
Hm Nai, Ngnai, Punu, Wunai
User Population

20,000 (Shearer and Sun 2017), decreasing.

Location

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: small area; Hunan province: Chengbu, Chenxi, Dongkou, Longhui, Tongdao, Xinning, and Xupu counties.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting). Language of recognized nationality: Yao.

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Bunu
Typology

SVO; has uvular onsets; only final nasal is velar.

Language Use

Shifting to Mandarin Chinese [cmn].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bunu, Wunai
Other Comments

Bunu is a cover term for separate languages. Daoist.