Enu language

Enu or Ximoluo (Chinese: 西摩洛语; pinyin: Xīmóluòyǔ; autonym: ŋɔ31 ŋjv̩31^[2]) 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.

Enu
Ximoluo
Native to	China
Region	Yunnan
Ethnicity	Hani
Native speakers	14,000 (2009)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Lolo–Burmese Loloish Southern Bi-Ka Piyo Enu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	enu
Glottolog	enuu1235

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

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

• 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.