Jino language
| Jino | |
|---|---|
| Jinuo | |
| Pronunciation | [tɕy˦no˦] or [ki˦nʲo˦][1] |
| Region | southern Yunnan (People's Republic of China) |
| Ethnicity | Jino |
Native speakers | 21,000 (2007)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: jiu – Youle Jinuo jiy – Buyuan Jinuo |
| Glottolog |
jino1236[3] |
Jino (Jinuo; autonyms: tɕy˦no˦, ki˦nʲo˦) is a pair of Loloish languages spoken by the Jino people of Yunnan. The two languages, Youle and Buyuan, are not mutually intelligible. There is no official written form. Most Jino also speak one of the Tai languages or Chinese.
References
- ↑ Lama, Ziwo Qiu-Fuyuan (2012), Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages, thesis, University of Texas at Arlington
- ↑ Youle Jinuo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Buyuan Jinuo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Jino". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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