Also Known As:
Anung, Anoong, Añú, Nu, Lu, Lutzu, Lutze, Kiutze, Khanung, Kwinp'ang, Khupang, Kwingsang, Fuch'ye, Anu, Nu-tzŭ, Kuhpang, 阿儂語, ရဝမ်
Dialects & Varieties
- Gwaza
- Cholo
- Miko
A grammar of Anong: Language death under intense contact
Hongkai Sun and Guangkun Liu. 2009. "A Grammar of Anong: Language Death Under Intense Contact." Boston: Brill Academic Publishers.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~ 4040 (40 in China)
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
7,000 in China
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
All bilingual in Lisu which serves as the dominant language; people who went to school also speak a local Chinese dialect; intermarriage with Lisu is very common.
Location and Context
Countries
China; Myanmar
Location Description
Fugong County in the Nujiang Lisu Prefecture of Yunnan Province in China (中國雲南省怒江傈僳族自治州福貢縣).
Government Support
no
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
neutral
Other Languages Used By The Community
Lisu and Chinese (for Anong of China)
Number of Other Language Speakers:
all
Domains of Other Languages:
all
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
no in China but yes in Myanmar
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Joel Kopang has developed a writing system for Anong spoken in Myanmar.
Recent Resources
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