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Enu language

Enu or Ximoluo is a Hanoish language of the Bi-Ka branch spoken by 14,000 people of the Hani ethnic group. It is spoken in the counties of Mojiang, Jiangcheng, and Luchun in Yunnan, China.

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Enu
Ximoluo
Native toChina
RegionYunnan
EthnicityHani
Native speakers
14,000 (2009)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3enu
Glottologenuu1235

Enu or Ximoluo (Chinese: 西摩洛语; pinyin: Xīmóluòyǔ; autonym: ŋɔ31 ŋjv̩312) is a Hanoish language of the Bi-Ka branch spoken by 14,000 people of the Hani ethnic group.1 It is spoken in the counties of Mojiang, Jiangcheng, and Luchun in Yunnan, China.

Distribution

Ximoluo is spoken mostly in Yayi Township (雅邑乡), south-central Mojiang County, where most of the locals are classified as ethnic Hani, Han, Yi, and Dai.2 There are more than 8,000 Ximoluo people in Yayi Township, in the villages of Yayi (雅邑),3 Xuka (徐卡),4 Nanwen (南温),5 Zuoxi (座细),6 and Nanniwan (南泥湾),7 and also smaller numbers in Xialuopu (下洛浦),8 Baga (巴嘎),9 and Bali (坝利).10

References

References

  1. Jiang, Cui & Qiao (2009).
  2. Jiang, Cui & Qiao (2009), p. 4.
  3. "Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn Yǎyì Xiāng Yǎyì Cūnwěihuì" 墨江哈尼族自治县雅邑乡雅邑村委会 [Yayi Village Committee, Yayi Township, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County]. ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  4. "Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn Yǎyì Xiāng Xúkǎ Cūnwěihuì" 墨江哈尼族自治县雅邑乡徐卡村委会 [Xuka Village Committee, Yayi Township, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County]. ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  5. "Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn Yǎyì Xiāng Nánwēn Cūnwěihuì" 墨江哈尼族自治县雅邑乡南温村委会 [Nanwen Village Committee, Yayi Township, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County]. ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  6. "Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn Yǎyì Xiāng Zuòxì Cūnwěihuì" 墨江哈尼族自治县雅邑乡座细村委会 [Zuoxi Village Committee, Yayi Township, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County]. ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  7. "Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn Yǎyì Xiāng Nánníwān Cūnwěihuì" 墨江哈尼族自治县雅邑乡南泥湾村委会 [Nanniwan Village Committee, Yayi Township, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County]. ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  8. "Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn Yǎyì Xiāng Xiàluòfǔ Cūnwěihuì" 墨江哈尼族自治县雅邑乡下洛甫村委会 [Xialuofu Village Committee, Yayi Township, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County]. ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  9. "Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn Yǎyì Xiāng Bāgā Cūnwěihuì" 墨江哈尼族自治县雅邑乡巴嘎村委会 [Baga Village Committee, Yayi Township, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County]. ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  10. "Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn Yǎyì Xiāng Bàlì Cūnwěihuì" 墨江哈尼族自治县雅邑乡坝利村委会 [Bali Village Committee, Yayi Township, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County]. ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
Works cited

Works cited

  • Jiang, Ying 蒋颖; Cui, Xia 崔霞; Qiao, Xiang 乔翔 (2009). Xīmóluòyǔ yánjiū 西摩洛语研究 [A Study of Ximoluo] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.