Woni language
| Woni | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yunnan |
| Ethnicity | 85,000 Hani (1997); projected 135,000 in 2010 |
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Native speakers
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(60,000 or more cited 1987) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Woni (Chinese: 窝尼; autonym: hɑ31 ɲi33) is a Southern Loloish language spoken in Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County and Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County of Yunnan, China. The most extensive description of Woni to date is that of Yang (2016).
There are 5,406 speakers of Woni in south-central Yunnan, China. Yang (2016) covers the Woni dialect of Leda village 勒达村, Xinping County. Gao (1955) covers the dialect of Yangwu Town 扬武镇, Xinping County.
Woni speakers are located in the following villages (Yang 2016:1-2).
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