Honi

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A language of China

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Alternate Names
Baihong, Hao-Bai, Haoni, Ho, Ouni, Uni, Woni
User 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.

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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.