Jino language

Jino
Jino
Jinuo
Pronunciation	[tɕy˦no˦] or [ki˦nʲo˦]
Region	southern Yunnan (People's Republic of China)
Ethnicity	Jino
Native speakers	21,000 (2007)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Hanoish Jino; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; jiu – Youle Jinuo; jiy – Buyuan Jinuo
Glottolog	jino1236

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) (subscription required)
Buyuan Jinuo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[1] Lama, Ziwo Qiu-Fuyuan (2012), Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages, thesis, University of Texas at Arlington

[e18-2] Youle Jinuo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Buyuan Jinuo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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