Nungish languages

The Nung or Nungish languages are a poorly described family of uncertain affiliation within the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Yunnan, China and Burma. They include:

  • Derung (Trung, Dulong, Drung, Tvrung)
  • Rawang (Răwang, Rvwang)
  • Nung (Anong, Along, Anung)
For the Kra–Dai language Nung, see Nung language (Tai).
Nungish
Geographic
distribution		Yunnan Province of China, Burma
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
Subdivisions
Glottolognung1293

The Chinese name Ālóng 阿龙, sometimes misread Ayi, refers to Nung (Anong). Two other languages were formerly included under Nungish in the Ethnologue, namely Nor(r)a and Lama; however, they have recently been removed, as Nora is another name for the moribund Khamyang Tai language of Assam, and Lama (or Laemae) is a northern Bai variety that has been subsumed into the Lisu ethnic group in China.

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