Enu or Ximoluo (; autonym: ') is a
Hanoish language of the Bi-Ka branch spoken by 14,000 people of the
Hani ethnic group. It is spoken in the counties of
Mojiang,
Jiangcheng, and
Luchun in
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
, China.
Distribution
Ximoluo is spoken mostly in Yayi Township (雅邑乡), south-central
Mojiang County
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China. It borders Zhenyuan County and Xinping County to the north, Yuanjiang County, Honghe County and ...
, where most of the locals are classified as ethnic Hani, Han, Yi, and Dai. There are more than 8,000 Ximoluo people in Yayi Township, in the villages of Yayi (雅邑), Xuka (徐卡), Nanwen (南温), Zuoxi (座细), and Nanniwan (南泥湾), and also smaller numbers in Xialuopu (下洛浦), Baga (巴嘎), and Bali (坝利).
References
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{{Lolo-Burmese languages
Southern Loloish languages
Languages of Yunnan