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]