Bunu, Jiongnai
A language of China
| Population | 1,080 (1999 M. Zongwu). 269 monolinguals. |
| Region | East Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County. |
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Southern China |
| Alternate names | Hualan Yao, Jiongnai, Jiongnaihua, Kiong Nai, Punu, Qiungnai |
| Dialects | Very different from and unintelligible to surrounding Yao and other Bunu speakers. Lexical similarity: 52% with Bu-Nao Bunu [bwx]. |
| Classification | Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Bunu |
| Language use | Vigorous in most families. All domains. All ages. Neutral attitude. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn], Iu Mien [ium], Lakkia [lbc], or Hmong Njua [hnj]. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Comments | Part of Yao nationality. The Han call them ‘Hualan Yao’ which means ‘Flowery Blue Yao’. ‘Bunu’ is a cover term for separate languages. Agriculturalists: wet rice. Daoist, polytheist. |
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