Bunu, Jiongnai

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
pnu
Alternate Names
Hualan Yao, Jiongnai, Jiongnaihua, Kiong Nai, Punu, Qiungnai
Population

1,080 (1999 Mao Zongwu). 270 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,500 (Bradley 2007).

Location

East Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jinxiu Yao autonomous county.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Bunu
Dialects

Very different from and unintelligible to surrounding Yao and other Bunu speakers. Lexical similarity: 52% with Bu-Nao Bunu [bwx].

Language Use

Vigorous in most families. All domains. All ages. Neutral attitudes. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn], Iu Mien [ium], Lakkia [lbc], or Hmong Njua [hnj].

Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bunu, Jiongnai
Other Comments

Officially classified within Yao nationality. Ethnonym: Hualan Yao by Han Chinese, Patterned Blue Yao (from womens’ traditional dress). Bunu is a cover term for separate languages. Daoist, traditional religion.