Enu

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
enu
Alternate Names
Ximoluo
Population

30,000 (Dai Qingxia and Duan Kuangle 1995).

Location

Simao Municipality, Mojiang county, Yayi, Baliu, and Sinanjiang townships; Jiangcheng county, Jiahe and Qushui townships; Honghe prefecture, Luchun county.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Southern
Dialects

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 Resources
OLAC resources in and about Enu
Other Comments

Officially classified within Hani nationality. Ximoluo is an exonym given to Enu by other Hani peoples. Not known if it is pejorative.