Cun

A language of China

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Cunhua, Cun-Hua, Ngao Fon

Population

80,000 (1999 O. Jueya). 59% monolingual, mainly children, elders, and some women.

Location

Hainan Province, north Dongfang county, south bank of Changhua river, north bank in Changjiang county.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 40% with Hlai [lic]. Many loanwords from Chinese.

Typology

SVO; tonal, 10 tones (5 in checked syllables and 5 in unchecked syllables)

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 41% can use Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Very few also use Hlai [lic].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources

Other Comments

Officially classified within Han nationality. Traditional religion.