| Drung | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | duu |
| Glottolog | drun1238 Drung |
| ELP | Drung |
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]
Dulong is also called: Taron, Kiu, Qui, Kiutze, Qiuzi, Kiupa, Kiao, Metu, Melam, Tamalu, Tukiumu, Qiu, Nung, Nu-tzŭ.[4]
- ^ a b Drung at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Thurgood, Graham; LaPolla, Randy J. (2003). The Sino-Tibetan languages. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. pp. 674–682. ISBN 0-203-27573-X.
- ^ Perlin, Ross (April 2009). "Language Attitudes of the T'rung" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 32 (1): 91–113. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Did you know Drung is vulnerable?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
