Jinuo, Youle
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A language of China
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Jino, Youle
Population
10,000 (Bradley 2007b). Ethnic population: 23,100 (2010 census). Includes Buyuan Jinuo [jiy].
Location
Yunnan province: Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, near Laos and Myanmar borders, east of Jinghong in Youle mountains. 40 villages.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Jinuo.
Classification
Dialects
Youle and Buyuan dialects not mutually inherently intelligible. Chinese used to communicate.
Typology
SOV; initial consonant clusters (stop or nasal plus, r); no syllable-final consonants; mostly monosyllabic words; tonal, 6 tones.
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 83%. Videos.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Traditional religion.