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Enu

A language of China

ISO 639-3enu

Population  30,000 (Dai and Duan 1995).
Region  Simao municipality, Mojiang County, Yayi, Baliu, and Sinanjiang townships; Jiangcheng County, Jiahe, and Qushui townships; Honghe Prefecture, Luchun County.
Alternate names   Ximoluo
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 76% with Biyo [byo] (17 % of similarities are Han loanwords that both have borrowed); 74% with Kaduo [ktp].
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese, Loloish, Southern, Akha, Hani, Bi-Ka
Comments  Classified as Hani nationality. Ximoluo is an exonym given to Enu by other Hani peoples. Not known if it is pejorative. Tonal, 3 tones.