Alternate Names: Buyuan, Jino
Dialects: Buyuan and Youle dialects not inherently intelligible. Chinese used for communication.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Jinuo.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,000 (1994). Most monolingual. Ethnic population: All Jinuo: 20,900 (Bradley 2007).
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Lü [khb], Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 83% in any language (2000 census, Jinuo nationality). Grammar.
Typology: SOV; initial consonant clusters (stop or nasal plus, r); no syllable-final consonants; mostly monosyllabic words; tonal, 6 tones.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Traditional religion.