Nungish | |
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Geographic distribution: |
Yunnan, Burma |
Linguistic classification: | Sino-Tibetan
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Subdivisions: |
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The Nung languages are a poorly described family of uncertain affiliation within the Tibeto-Burman languages. They include:
and are spoken in Yunnan and Burma.
Matisoff postulated a relationship between Nungish and Jingpho, but neither van Driem (2001) nor Thurgood and La Polla (2003) have been able to find substantiating evidence.