Enu

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
enu
Alternate Names
Ximoluo
User 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.

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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.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Enu