Derung language
Sino-Tibetan language of Southwest China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dulong (simplified Chinese: 独龙语; traditional Chinese: 獨龍語; pinyin: Dúlóng) or Drung, Derung, Rawang, or Trung, is a Sino-Tibetan language in China. Dulong is closely related to the Rawang language of Myanmar (Burma).[2] Although almost all ethnic Derung people speak the language to some degree, most are multilingual, also speaking Burmese, Lisu, and Mandarin Chinese[1] except for a few very elderly people.[3]
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Drung | |
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Dulong, Derung, Qiuzu | |
Tvrung kvt | |
Pronunciation | [tə˧˩ɻuŋ˥˧ kət˥] |
Native to | China |
Region | Yunnan, Tibet |
Ethnicity | Anu (northern Anung) of Nu nationality Derung people |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2000–2013)[1] |
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Latin script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | duu |
Glottolog | drun1238 Drung |
ELP | Drung |
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Dulong is also called: Taron, Kiu, Qui, Kiutze, Qiuzi, Kiupa, Kiao, Metu, Melam, Tamalu, Tukiumu, Qiu, Nung, Nu-tzŭ.[4]