5-526: Bunu can refer to: Bu-Nao language , a Hmong–Mien language Bunu languages , an putative branch of the Hmongic languages Bunu language (Nigeria) , an East Kainji language of Nigeria Kabba/Bunu , a Local Government Area in Kogi State , Nigeria Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-527: A Hmongic (Miao) language branch spoken in Guangxi , Yunnan , and Guizhou in China . Its speakers are officially classified as ethnic Yao but speak Hmongic languages . The branch consists of three languages, which are Bunu (or Bunu proper), Baonao ( Nao Klao ), and Numao . The term Bu–Nao is a portmanteau of Bu nu and Nao Klao . Speakers of Bu–Nao languages are officially classified as Yao people by
15-465: The Bu–Nao languages as a cousin branch of Western Hmongic, and Jiongnai and Younuo as independent branches. Bu–Nao language varieties are spoken by a total of 390,000 speakers. They can be divided into three major clusters, namely Bunu , Baonao , and Numao . Intelligibility among these varieties is difficult, and they may also be considered separate languages. Strecker (1987) suggested they may not form
20-680: The Chinese government, although they speak Hmongic languages rather than Mienic languages . Strecker (1987) had classified Bunu proper as a Western (Chuanqiandian) Hmongic language, and the other "Bunu" languages— Younuo (Yuno), Wunai (Hm Nai), and Jiongnai (Kiong Nai)—as distinct branches of Hmongic. Matisoff (2001) grouped all of these together in a Bunu branch of Hmongic (that is, outside Western Hmongic). Ratliff (2010) classified Bunu within Western Hmongic and moved Jiongnai to its own peripheral branch of Hmongic. Wang & Deng (2003) classify
25-479: The title Bunu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bunu&oldid=1095982283 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bu-Nao language The Bu–Nao or Bunu languages are
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