Bunu, Younuo

BUH

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Alternate Names: Pu No, Punu, Younuo, Yuno, Yunuo

Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Yao.

Genealogy:

Hmong-Mien
Hmongic
Bunu

Demographics: 9,720 (McConnell 1995).

Language Use: Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].

Typology: SVO; relatively simple set of initials; many Chinese loans; tonal, 6 tones.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: China

Other Comments: Bunu is a cover term for several separate languages (Strecker 1989). Daoist.