Anong

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A language of Myanmar

Location

Kachin state: Kawnglangphu, Myitkyina, Putao, Machanbaw, and Tanai townships.

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Language NameAnong

User Population

50 in China (Bradley 2007a). One-third of ethnic group are speakers and another one-third have passive knowledge (Bradley 2007a). No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 7,300 (Bradley 2007a).

Location

Yunnan province: Nujian Lisu autonomous prefecture, central Fugong county, Shangpa town, Mugujia village cluster; Thanlwin (Salween) (Nu) river area.

Alternate Names

Anoong, Anu, Anung, Fuch’ye, Fugong Nu, Khanung, Khupang, Kwingsang, Kwinp’ang, Lu, Lutze, Lutzu, Nu, Nung

Dialects

Cholo, Gwaza, Miko.

Language Status

8a (Moribund). Language of recognized nationality: Nu.

Language Use

Older adults only. Neutral attitudes. A few leaders are concerned about its loss. Most shifted to Lisu [lis] (Bradley 2007a). Some shifted to Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Used as L2 by Central Bai [bca].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 68% literate in any language (2000 census, Nu nationality).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Different from Nung [nut] (Tai family) of Vietnam, Laos, and China, Nong Zhuang (Tai family) of China, and from Chinese Nung (Yue [yue]) of Vietnam. Due to intense linguistic contact with the Lisu, Anong is being radically restructured (Sun and Liu 2009). Traditional religion, Buddhist, Christian.

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