Nungish languages

Nungish
Geographic
distribution
Yunnan Province of China, Burma
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottolognung1293

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:

  • Derung (Trung, Dulong, Drung, Tvrung)
  • Rawang (Răwang, Rvwang)
  • Nung (Anong, Along, Anung)

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]

  1. ^ a b "Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code" (PDF). ISO 639-3. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2023-11-25.

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