Nungish languages
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For the Kra–Dai language Nung, see Nung language (Tai).
The Nung or Nungish languages are a poorly described family of uncertain affiliation within the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Yunnan, China and Burma. They include:
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Nungish | |
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Geographic distribution | Yunnan Province of China, Burma |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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Glottolog | nung1293 |
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The Chinese name Ālóng 阿龙, sometimes misread Ayi, refers to Nung (Anong). Two other languages were formerly included under Nungish in the Ethnologue, namely Nor(r)a and Lama; however, they have recently been removed, as Nora is another name for the moribund Khamyang Tai language of Assam,[1] and Lama (or Laemae) is a northern Bai variety that has been subsumed into the Lisu ethnic group in China.[1]