Pronunciation [tɕy˦no˦] or [ki˦nʲo˦] Native speakers 21,000 (2007) | Ethnicity Jino | |
Region southern Yunnan (People's Republic of China) Language family Sino-Tibetan
(Tibeto-Burman)
Lolo–Burmese
Loloish
Hanoish
Jino ISO 639-3 Either:
jiu – Youle Jinuo
jiy – Buyuan Jinuo | ||
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
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